Tense and Aspect in Bantu

Tense and Aspect in Bantu
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 422
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ISBN-10 : 9780199239290
ISBN-13 : 0199239290
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Download or read book Tense and Aspect in Bantu written by Derek Nurse and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008-07-03 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derek Nurse looks at variations in the form and function of tense and aspect in Bantu, a branch of Niger-Congo, the world's largest language phylum. His account is based on data from more than 200 Bantu languages and varieties, a representative sample of which is freely available on the publisher's website.


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