Abesabesi Grammar

Abesabesi Grammar

Ikaram

Abesabesi

Other Names	Akpes
Speakers	7,000
Status (EGIDS)	7 (Shifting)
Location	Nigeria
ISO 639-3	ibe
Glottocode	akpe1248

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Index

Language

Ikaram

Content

1 Introduction
1. 1.1 Abesabesi
  1. 1.1.1 Naming the language
  2. 1.1.2 Location and surrounding languages
  3. 1.1.3 Number of speakers
  4. 1.1.4 Internal classification
  5. 1.1.5 External classification
  6. 1.1.6 Sociolinguistics
  7. 1.1.7 History
  8. 1.1.8 Typological sketch
  9. 1.1.9 Conventions
2. 1.2 The field site
3. 1.3 Methodology
4. 1.4 Previous research
2 Phonology
1. 2.1 Vowels
2. 2.2 Consonants
3. 2.3 Syllables and words
4. 2.4 Processes
  1. 2.4.1 Vowel deletion
  2. 2.4.2 Dissimilation
  3. 2.4.3 Assimilation
  4. 2.4.4 Vowel harmony
5. 2.5 Tonology
6. 2.6 Orthography
  1. 2.6.1 Wordhood
  2. 2.6.2 Tones
3 The sentence - an overview
1. 3.1 The clause
2. 3.2 Phrase types
  1. 3.2.1 Noun phrase
  2. 3.2.2 Verb phrase
  3. 3.2.3 Prepositional phrase
3. 3.3 Word classes
4 Nouns and the noun phrase
1. 4.1 The noun
2. 4.2 Nominal morphology
  1. 4.2.1 Number
  2. 4.2.2 Noun class
  3. 4.2.3 Goal
3. 4.3 Non-prototypical nouns
  1. 4.3.1 Property nouns
  2. 4.3.2 Numerals
  3. 4.3.3 Function nouns
  4. 4.3.4 Deverbal nouns
4. 4.4 Noun phrase
5 Verbs and the verb phrase
1. 5.1 The verb
2. 5.2 Verbal morphology
  1. 5.2.3 Object pronouns
3. 5.3 Non-prototypical verbs
  1. 5.3.1 Property verbs
  2. 5.3.2 Auxiliary verbs
  3. 5.3.3 Defunct verbs
4. 5.4 Verb phrase
6 Minor word classes
1. 6.1 Determiners
2. 6.2 Pronouns
  1. 6.2.1 Bound subject pronouns
  2. 6.2.2 Bound object pronouns
  3. 6.2.3 Bound possessive pronouns
  4. 6.2.4 Independent Pronouns
  5. 6.2.5 Logophoric Pronouns
  6. 6.2.6 Dative Pronouns
  7. 6.2.7 Independent Possessive Pronouns
  8. 6.2.8 Emphatic Pronouns
  9. 6.2.9 Indefinite Pronouns
  10. 6.2.10 Reciprocal Pronoun
  11. 6.2.11 Demonstrative Pronouns
  12. 6.2.12 Interrogative Pronouns
3. 6.3 Adverbs
4. 6.4 Particles
7 Word Formation
1. 7.1 Deverbal Nominalization
  1. 7.1.1 Simple Nominalization
  2. 7.1.2 Complex Nominalization
2. 7.2 Composition
3. 7.3 Object incorporation
4. 7.4 Reduplication
8 Clause structure
1. 8.1 Argument structure
2. 8.2 Predicate nominal clauses and related constructions
3. 8.3 Adjuncts
4. 8.4 Subordination
5. 8.5 Questions
6. 8.6 Negation
  1. 8.6.1 Standard Negation
  2. 8.6.2 Negation of other clause types
  3. 8.6.3 Constituent negation
  4. 8.6.4 Negative indefinite pronouns and polarity-sensitivity
9 Information structure
1. 9.1 Focus construction
2. 9.2 Negative focus construction
3. 9.3 Relativized focus construction
4. 9.4 Contrastive focus construction
5. 9.5 Dislocation

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