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Uhlalutyo lwesemantiki yelekhisikoni yesenzi sentshukumo u-hamba kwisiXhosa
Thesis (MA (African Languages))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.
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| author | Mangcunyana, Mteteleli Nelson |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/1684 Uhlalutyo lwesemantiki yelekhisikoni yesenzi sentshukumo u-hamba kwisiXhosa Mangcunyana, Mteteleli Nelson Visser, M. W. University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of African Languages. Dissertations -- Xhosa language Theses -- Xhosa language Xhosa language -- Verb Generative Lexicon Theory Argument structure Event structure Qualia structure Lexical Inherent structure Thesis (MA (African Languages))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. This study explores semantic analysis of motion verb-hamba in IsiXhosa. In chapter 1 I have stated the aim of the study. I have discussed properties related to the lexical semantic analysis of the verb-hamba as well as Pustejovsky’s theory of the Generative Lexicon. The theoretical framework and the organization of study are also discussed in this chapter. Chapter 2 addresses in more detail the type system for semantics. A generative theory of the lexicon includes multiple levels of representation for different types of lexical information needed. These levels include Argument Structure, Event Structure, Qualia Structure and Lexical Inherent Structure. In this chapter there is a more detailed structure of the qualia and the role they play in distributing the functional behavior of words and phrases in composition. In chapter 3 I have examined the lexical semantic analysis of the verb-hamba to account for the range of selectional properties of the NP phrase subject argument of the verb-hamba and various interpretations that arise in terms of composition with its complement arguments. The polysemous behavior of the verb-hamba is examined in sentence alternation constructions with respect to the properties of the event structure. I have also investigated the lexical representation in terms of argument structure and the event structure of the verb-hamba in different sentences. Chapter 4 is the conclusion, summarizing the findings of all the previous chapters in this study on lexical semantic analysis of the motion verb-hamba in IsiXhosa. This is followed by word lists that contain meanings of words in the context in which they are used. Masters 2008-04-09T05:57:22Z 2010-06-01T08:30:40Z 2008-04-09T05:57:22Z 2010-06-01T08:30:40Z 2007-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1684 xh University of Stellenbosch 881480 bytes application/pdf application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Dissertations -- Xhosa language Theses -- Xhosa language Xhosa language -- Verb Generative Lexicon Theory Argument structure Event structure Qualia structure Lexical Inherent structure Mangcunyana, Mteteleli Nelson Uhlalutyo lwesemantiki yelekhisikoni yesenzi sentshukumo u-hamba kwisiXhosa |
| title | Uhlalutyo lwesemantiki yelekhisikoni yesenzi sentshukumo u-hamba kwisiXhosa |
| title_full | Uhlalutyo lwesemantiki yelekhisikoni yesenzi sentshukumo u-hamba kwisiXhosa |
| title_fullStr | Uhlalutyo lwesemantiki yelekhisikoni yesenzi sentshukumo u-hamba kwisiXhosa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Uhlalutyo lwesemantiki yelekhisikoni yesenzi sentshukumo u-hamba kwisiXhosa |
| title_short | Uhlalutyo lwesemantiki yelekhisikoni yesenzi sentshukumo u-hamba kwisiXhosa |
| title_sort | uhlalutyo lwesemantiki yelekhisikoni yesenzi sentshukumo u hamba kwisixhosa |
| topic | Dissertations -- Xhosa language Theses -- Xhosa language Xhosa language -- Verb Generative Lexicon Theory Argument structure Event structure Qualia structure Lexical Inherent structure |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1684 |
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