A descriptive grammar of the Bassa-nge language
By: Mohammed Aminu Mu'azu, Jidda Hassan Juma'a, & Suleman Tebu
Contributors: Juma'a, Jidda Hassan; Tebu, Suleman
Series: Linguistics edition -- 86; Edition Linguistik -- 86.
Publisher: Lincom Europa
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Muenchen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9783862881635
Subjects: Kwa languages; Grammar
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: General introduction.; title: Geographical location of Bassa-nge land ;; title: Linguistics classification of the Bassa-nge language ;; title: The population of the Bassa-nge people ;; title: The origin and historical background of the Bassa-nge people --; title: The phonology of the Bassa-nge language.; title: Bassa-nge consonants;; title: Place of articulation:; title: Bassa-nge compound consonants;; title: Manner of articulation;; title: State of the glottis/phonation types:; title: Tightly shut glottis:; title: Narrow glottis:; title: Open glottis ;; title: Bassa-nge consonants and their realization ;; title: Distinctive features of Bassa-nge consanants sounds ;; title: The Bassa-nge vowel sounds;; title: The tongue position;; title: The lip position;; title: Bassa-nge vowels and their realization at various positions ;; title: The Bassa-nge sylable structure;; title: Bassa-nge monosyllabic word patterns;; title: Bassa-nge disyllabic word patterns;; title: Bassa-nge trisyllabic word patterns;; title: Bassa-nge quadrisyllabic word patterns ;; title: The Bassa-nge tonal System --; title: The Bassa-nge morphology.; title: Types of Bassa-nge nominals:; title: Bassa-nge nouns:; title: Proper nouns:; title: Collective nouns:; title: Mass nouns/uncountable nouns:; title: Abstract nouns:; title: Concreat nouns:; title: Common nouns ;; title: Bassa-nge nouns formation;; title: Derived abstract nouns from verbs through modification & prefixation;; title: Derived abstract nouns from verbs through partial modification;; title: Abstract nouns derived from nouns ;; title: Bassa-nge Compound nouns;; title: Bassa-nge noun based compound nouns ;; title: Nouns-plural formation in Bassa-nge ;; title: Sex (gender distinction) in Bassa-nge ;; title: Bassange adjectives;; title: Bassa-nge simple adjectives;; title: Bassa-nge reduplicative adjectives;; title: Bassa-nge colour adjectives;; title: Plural formation in Bassa-nge adjectives;; title: Bassange-adjectival positioning ;; title: The Bassa-nge pronouns;; title: Bassa-nge absolute and subject pronouns:; title: Bassa-nge short subject pronouns:; title: The present and past tense markers in Bassa-nge:; title: The future tense markers in Bassa-nge;; title: Bassa-nge object personal pronouns;; title: Bassa-nge possessive construction;; title: Bassa-nge possessive personal pronouns;; title: Bassange demonstrative pronouns ;; title: The Bassa-nge verbal morphology;; title: Bassa-nge monosyllabic verbs stem;; title: Bassa-nge verbal construction/formation;; title: Bassa-nge verbal morphological processes:; title: Bassa-nge verbal affixation :; title: Prefixation in Bassa-nge verbs;; title: Bassa-nge verbal reduplication:; title: Partial reduplication of Bassa-nge verbs:; title: Complete reduplication of Bassa-nge verbs;; title: Verbs modification in Basa-nge:; title: Partial modification process in Bassa-nge verbs:; title: Complete modification process in Bassa-nge verbs;; title: Tonal modification in Bassa-nge verbs ;; title: The Bassa-nge adverbs;; title: Bassa-nge adverb of place;; title: Bassa-nge adverb of time;; title: Bassa-nge adverb of manner ;; title: The Bassa-nge preposition ;; title: The Bassa-nge numeral System --; title: The Bassa-nge syntax.; title: The structure of Bassa-nge nominal phrase ;; title: The structure of Bassa-nge verbal phrase ;; title: Bassa-nge adpositional phrase;; title: Bassa-nge prepositional phrase;; title: Bassa-nge post-positional phrase ;; title: Bassa-nge adjectival phrase ;; title: Bassa-nge adverbial phrase ---- Bassa-nge word-list.