Search for dissertations about: "Bantu language"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Bantu language.

  2. 1. Lexical and Grammar Resource Engineering for Runyankore & Rukiga: A Symbolic Approach

    Author : David Bamutura; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Computational Grammar; Runyankore; Grammar Resource; Grammatical Framework; Lexical Resource; Computational lexicon; Rukiga; Bantu Languages; Runyakitara; Resource Grammar Library; Language Resources; Grammar Engineering;

    Abstract : Current research in computational linguistics and natural language processing (NLP) requires the existence of language resources. Whereas these resources are available for a few well-resourced languages, there are many languages that have been neglected. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Ndengeleko Language of Tanzania

    Author : Eva-Marie Ström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ndengeleko; Bantu; Tanzania; Rufiji; phonology; morphology; morpho-phonology; endangered languages; grammar; linguistic description; spirantisation; animacy; conjoint; disjoint;

    Abstract : This dissertation describes the Ndengeleko language of Tanzania, in particular the phonology and morphology in the noun and verb phrase. This Bantu language, spoken by approximately 72,000 people, has not been the subject of any previous linguistic study. READ MORE

  5. 3. Tense and aspect in Chichewa, Citumbuka and Cisena : A description and comparison of the tense-aspect systems in three southeastern Bantu languages

    Author : Andrea Kiso; Östen Dahl; Eva Lindström; Bernd Heine; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Tense; aspect; Chichewa; Citumbuka; Cisena; Bantu; Linguistics; lingvistik;

    Abstract : This dissertation describes and compares the tense-aspect systems found in three southeastern Bantu languages, viz. Chichewa, Citumbuka and Cisena. READ MORE

  6. 4. Grammar and grammaticalization in Manda: An analysis of the wider TAM domain in a Tanzanian Bantu language

    Author : Rasmus Bernander; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Manda; Bantu; southern Tanzania; grammaticalization; grammar; linguistic description; reconstruction; tense-aspect-mood; modality; negation; auxiliary;

    Abstract : This dissertation offers a grammatical description and analysis of Manda (N.11), a Bantu language spoken along Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) in southern Tanzania. The study focuses on the “wider” TAM domain, i.e. READ MORE

  7. 5. A Linguistic Description of Mbugwe with Focus on Tone and Verbal Morphology

    Author : Vera Wilhelmsen; Anju Saxena; Maarten Mous; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Bantu; grammar; fieldwork; Tanzania; tone; TAM; morphology; Linguistics; Lingvistik;

    Abstract : Mbugwe is an endangered Bantu language spoken in north central Tanzania. This PhD dissertation is a description of the Mbugwe language with a focus on tone and verbal morphology, based on the author’s fieldwork. This is the first detailed description of the language. Thus far, only a short grammatical sketch of Mbugwe has been available. READ MORE