The Syntax of Chichewa

by Sam Mchombo

The main topics covered in this description of the major syntactic structures of Chichewa, a Bantu language widely spoken in Malawi, include phonetic and phonological aspects of the language, clause structure aspects, and interactions between tone and syntactic structure. Sam Mchombo's analysis is supplemented by observations about how the study of African languages, specifically Bantu languages, has contributed to progress in grammatical theory...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521573785
• ISBN13: 9780521573788
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"