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This book grew out of a concern we have had that very many
theoretical and descriptive work on the Kwa languages were not
accessible to the general linguistic community. As a result, these
languages were only referred to in the context of very specific
discussions such as serial verb constructions. But as the reader of
this book will notice, syntactic topics discussed in the context of
Kwa range from bare nouns, relative clauses, negation, discourse
markers and the interaction with the clausal periphery, to argument
structure. Many issues remain that need to be brought to the fore
of the community and we hope that this book will trigger the
curiosity of the reader to get to know more about these languages.
Much of the work presented here could not have been possible
without the help of many colleagues and the contri- tors whom we
thank warmly for joining this enterprise. We are also grateful to
the editors of the series, Marcel den Dikken, Joan Maling, Liliane
Haegeman to have offered us this platform to initiate the debate
about Kwa. We will also like to thank Helen van der Stelt and
Jolanda Voogd from Springer for their kind collaboration and
patience. We are also very grateful to Joscelyn Essegbey and Leston
Buell for helping with editing the manuscript. Enoch, O. Aboh James
Essegbey v Contents 1 The Phonology Syntax Interface . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Enoch, O. Aboh and
James Essegbey 2 The Morphosyntax of the Noun Phrase . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . 11 Enoch, O.
This book grew out of a concern we have had that very many
theoretical and descriptive work on the Kwa languages were not
accessible to the general linguistic community. As a result, these
languages were only referred to in the context of very specific
discussions such as serial verb constructions. But as the reader of
this book will notice, syntactic topics discussed in the context of
Kwa range from bare nouns, relative clauses, negation, discourse
markers and the interaction with the clausal periphery, to argument
structure. Many issues remain that need to be brought to the fore
of the community and we hope that this book will trigger the
curiosity of the reader to get to know more about these languages.
Much of the work presented here could not have been possible
without the help of many colleagues and the contri- tors whom we
thank warmly for joining this enterprise. We are also grateful to
the editors of the series, Marcel den Dikken, Joan Maling, Liliane
Haegeman to have offered us this platform to initiate the debate
about Kwa. We will also like to thank Helen van der Stelt and
Jolanda Voogd from Springer for their kind collaboration and
patience. We are also very grateful to Joscelyn Essegbey and Leston
Buell for helping with editing the manuscript. Enoch, O. Aboh James
Essegbey v Contents 1 The Phonology Syntax Interface . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Enoch, O. Aboh and
James Essegbey 2 The Morphosyntax of the Noun Phrase . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 11 Enoch, O.
Language in Contemporary African Cultures and Societies examines
language in contemporary Africa by positioning language at the
center of interrelationships between individuals, society, and
culture. Because of how language permeates every aspect of human
existence within each society, this book has assembled
contributions by researchers and scholars who focus on different
topics within African languages and cultures. By presenting African
languages as resources and subject and subject of the study, this
book discusses Africa's multilingualism, language policy,
preservation, and their uses in development, security, liberation,
and identity formation in the diaspora. Based on empirical research
and analysis of texts, this book takes a closer look at the
continent and the diaspora by situating African languages,
cultures, and literatures at the center, and shows how African
languages are used in the liberation, transfer of knowledge, and
promotion of literacy among Africans globally. It is a book that
seeks to bridge the gap between the continent and the diaspora. All
contributors are experienced scholars of language, literature,
education and linguistics. The chapters provide a major means for
examining the interplay of language, literature, and education.
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