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Grammar of the pronouns in SiSwati
Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 1995.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/81031 Grammar of the pronouns in SiSwati Wilkes, A. Zwane, Nonsikelelo Barbara UCTD Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 1995. The main aim of this investigation is to give a detailed description of the morphology, the syntax and finally the semantic function of the different pronouns found in siSwati. Before this is done (in Chapters 2 - 4) the modern and traditional views regarding pronominalisation in the Bantu languages are analyzed and evaluated (in Chapter 1). It is concluded that the traditional view which regards the so-called pronouns in the Bantu languages and in siSwati in particular as words that replace nouns in sentences is unfounded and that the basic function of these words is, in fact, that of nominal determiners and that they become pronouns only when the nouns have been omitted in discourse. In chapters 2 - 4 the morphological structure of the different kinds of pronouns in siSwati is analyzed. In the case of the demonstratives the conflicting views concerning the assumed structure of these pronouns are examined and evaluated. It is concluded that the assumption that these words are formed by means of noun class prefixes is unjustified and that they, in fact, are formed by means of agreement morphemes. An analysis of the semantic features of the pronouns has inter alia revealed that the so-called absolute pronouns have a dual semantic function depending on whether they precede or follow their coreferent noun. When they appear in post-nominal position they serve to contrast their coreferent noun whilst they emphasize their coreferent noun when they appear in pre-nomonal position. In addition to the morphological and semantic description of the different kinds of pronouns a detailed description of their syntactic features is also given. In the final Chapter the focus falls on the concordial system in the Bantu languages. The chapter ends with a brief outline of certain prominent views concerning the possible historical development of agreement in the case of subjects, objects and adjectives in the Bantu languages. Afrikaans: Die vernaamste doel van hierdie ondersoek is om ·n gedetailleerde beskrywing van die morfologie, die sintaksis en laastens die semantiese funksie van die verskillende soorte voornaamwoorde in siSwati te gee. Alvorens dit gedoen word (in hoofstukke 2 - 4), word die tradisionele en moderne beskouings omtrent pronominalisasie in die Bantoetale eers in oenskou geneem en ook geevalueer (hoofstuk 1). Dit word gekonkludeer dat die tradisionele beskouing ingevolge waarvan die sogenaamde voornaamwoorde beskou word as woorde wat naamwoorde in sinne verplaas ongegrond is en dat die basiese funksie van hierdie woorde in feite naamwoordelike bepalers is en dat hulle slegs voornaamwoordelik raak wanneer die naamvoord waarmee hulle korefereer uit die diskoers weggelaat word. In hoofstukke 2 - 4 word die morfologiese struktuur van die verkillende soorte voornaamwoorde in siSwati geanaliseer. In die geval van die demonstratiewe word teenstrydige standpunte omtrent die veronderstelde morfologiese samestelling van hierdie voornaamwoorde ondersoek en geevalueer. Die gevolgtrekking word gemaak dat hierdie woorde nie met behulp van klasprefikse gevorm word soos wat sommige grammatici te kenne gee nie maar met behulp van kongruensie morfeme. Die ontleding van die semantiese kenmerke van die voornaamwoorde het ender meer aan die lig gebring dat die sogenaamde absolute voornaamwoorde ·n dubbele semantiese funksie het afhangende daarvan of hulle die naamwoord waarmee hulle korefereer volg of dit voorafgaan. Wanneer hierdie voornaamwoorde postnominaal optree kontrasteer hulle die betrokke koreferente naamwoord en wanneer hulle prenominaal optree emfatiseer hulle hierdie naamwoord. Bo en behalwe die morfologiese en semantiese beskrywing van die verskillende soorte voornaamwoorde word ook n gedetailleerde beskrywing van hulle sintaktiese kenmerke gegee. In die laaste hoofstuk val die soeklig op die konkordiale sisteem in die Bantoetale en die rol wat dit in die pronominalisasieproses in hierdie tale speel. Daar word gekonkludeer dat die werklike voornaamwoorde in die Bantoetale die kongruensie of sogenaamde konkordiale morfeme is. Die hoofstuk word afgeeindig met 'n bondige uiteensetting van enkele prominente beskouings oor die moontlike historiese ontwikkeling van kongruensie in die Bantoetale met besonder verwysing na die ontwikkeling van onderwerp- en voorwerpkongruensie asook kongruensie in die geval van adjektiewe. Die ontleding van die semantiese kenmerke van die voornaamwoorde het ender meer aan die lig gebring dat die sogenaamde absolute voornaamwoorde ·n dubbele semantiese funksie het afhangende daarvan of hulle die naamwoord waarmee hulle korefereer volg of dit voorafgaan. Wanneer hierdie voornaamwoorde postnominaal optree kontrasteer hulle die betrokke koreferente naamwoord en wanneer hulle prenominaal optree emfatiseer hulle hierdie naamwoord. Bo en behalwe die morfologiese en semantiese beskrywing van die verskillende soorte voornaamwoorde word ook n gedetailleerde beskrywing van hulle sintaktiese kenmerke gegee. In die laaste hoofstuk val die soeklig op die konkordiale sisteem in die Bantoetale en die rol wat dit in die pronominalisasieproses in hierdie tale speel. Daar word gekonkludeer dat die werklike voornaamwoorde in die Bantoetale die kongruensie of sogenaamde konkordiale morfeme is. Die hoofstuk word afgeeindig met 'n bondige uiteensetting van enkele prominente beskouings oor die moontlike historiese ontwikkeling van kongruensie in die Bantoetale met besonder verwysing na die ontwikkeling van onderwerp- en voorwerpkongruensie asook kongruensie in die geval van adjektiewe. African Languages MA Unrestricted 2021-07-28T11:46:15Z 2021-07-28T11:46:15Z 1995 1995 Dissertation Zwane, NB 1995, Grammar of the pronouns in SiSwati, MA Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/81031> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/81031 en © 2021 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Grammar of the pronouns in SiSwati |
| title | Grammar of the pronouns in SiSwati |
| title_full | Grammar of the pronouns in SiSwati |
| title_fullStr | Grammar of the pronouns in SiSwati |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grammar of the pronouns in SiSwati |
| title_short | Grammar of the pronouns in SiSwati |
| title_sort | grammar of the pronouns in siswati |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/81031 |