Second Level Hausa: Grammar in Action

✍ Scribed by Graham Furniss

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 144
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 11
Note for students......Page 13
Abbreviations......Page 15
Part 1......Page 18
1.1. Neutral sentences......Page 20
1.3. Classificatory criteria......Page 21
Part 2......Page 24
2.1.The simple NP......Page 26
2.1.2. Noun......Page 28
2.1.3. Pronoun......Page 29
2.1.4. Quantifier......Page 31
2.1.5. Ideophone......Page 32
2.1.6. Unitary adjective......Page 33
2.1.8. Adjectival phrase......Page 35
2.1.9. Adjectival complex......Page 36
2.1.10. Relative clause......Page 37
2.1.11. Specifier......Page 38
2.1.13. Diminutive......Page 40
2.1.14. Isolator......Page 41
2.1.15. Genitival complex......Page 42
2.1.17. Simple adverb......Page 44
2.1.18. Adverbial compound......Page 46
2.1.19. Adverbial complex......Page 47
2.1.20. Adverbial phrase......Page 49
2.2. Appositional and conjoined NPs......Page 51
2.3. Order of pre-head modifiers and of post-head modifiers......Page 53
2.3.2. Order of post-head adverbial modifiers......Page 54
2.3.4. Order of all post-head modifiers......Page 57
Part 3......Page 60
3. The Verbal Phrase......Page 62
3.2. Verb form......Page 64
Further reading......Page 65
3.3.1. Grade 1......Page 67
3.3.2. Grade 2......Page 69
3.3.3. Grade 3......Page 70
3.3.4. Grade 4......Page 71
3.3.5. Grade 5......Page 72
3.3.6. Grade 6......Page 74
3.3.7. Grade 7......Page 75
Part 4......Page 80
4.1. Introduction to the relationship between a verb and its grammatical dependents......Page 82
4.1.1. Complement, direct object and oblique object......Page 83
4.1.2.1. Form of the indirect object......Page 85
4.1.2.2. D forms of verbs......Page 86
4.1.2.3. Syntax and the indirect object......Page 88
4.1.2.4. Meanings of the indirect object......Page 89
4.2.1. Simple transitives......Page 91
4.2.2. Auxiliary/indeterminate verbs with restricted objects1......Page 92
4.2.3. Two-object verbs......Page 95
4.3.1. Simple intransitives......Page 99
4.3.2. Intransitive verbs operating with a following complement......Page 100
4.3.3.1. Intransitive sociative verbs......Page 104
4.3.3.2. Transitive sociative verbs......Page 106
4.3.3.3. Phrasal sociative constructions......Page 107
4.4.1. Dependent sentences......Page 109
4.4.2. Verbal and non-verbal sentences......Page 110
4.4.3. Tense/aspect systems in dependent sentences......Page 111
4.5.1. Verbs allowing NP or VP objects or both at once......Page 114
4.5.2. Verbs regularly operating a general system aspect in the dependent sentence......Page 116
4.5.2.1. Verbs taking kân plus a general system aspect......Page 119
4.5.3. Verbs regularly operating a general system aspect or subjunctive in a dependent sentence......Page 120
4.5.4. Verbs normally operating with a subjunctive in a dependent sentence......Page 122
4.5.5. Verbs that operate with a following dà or yaddà plus a relative system aspect......Page 126
4.6. Coordinate sentences......Page 129
4.6.1. Catenative constructions: two or more closely linked coordinate verbs......Page 130
Bibliography......Page 132
Index of verbs......Page 134

✦ Subjects

Языки и языкознание;Африканские языки;Хауса;