Sam Mchombo, The syntax of Chichewa (Cambridge Syntax Guides). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Pp. xv+149

[...]certain phonological processes reveal whether noun phrases are inside or outside the verb phrase, and differences in tonal marking indicate two dierent relative clause structures. [...]it is good for even the most narrow syntactician to know some phonology in this language. [...]since using an...

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Published in:Journal of Linguistics 2007, Vol.43 (2), p.460-463
Main Author: BAKER, MARK
Format: Review
Language:English
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Baker, Mark
Chichewa
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Syntax
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Summary:[...]certain phonological processes reveal whether noun phrases are inside or outside the verb phrase, and differences in tonal marking indicate two dierent relative clause structures. [...]it is good for even the most narrow syntactician to know some phonology in this language. [...]since using an object agreement marker is optional in Chichewa, one can construct minimal pairs within the same language, where one example includes the agreement marking and another one does not, and investigate the eect of this dierence on other aspects of the structure. Department of Linguistics, Rutgers University, 18 Seminary Place, NewBrunswick, NJ 08901, U.S.A. E-mail: mabaker@olddavidhume.rutgers.edu (Received 15 November 2006) J. Linguistics 43 (2007). doi:10.1017/S0022226707004690 f 2007 Cambridge University Press Donka Minkova, Alliteration and sound change in Early English (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 101).
ISSN:0022-2267
1469-7742
DOI:10.1017/S0022226707004689