Noun Classification in Swahili
Ellen Contini-Morava
Department of Anthropology/Program in Linguistics
University of Virginia
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Contents.
Abstract.
1. Introduction.
2. Noun classification in Swahili.
2.1 Outline of the Swahili noun class system.
2.2 Earlier treatments of the noun classes.
3. Methodology.
3.1 The noun database.
3.2 Investigation of noun classes in discourse
4. Preliminary results: analysis of classes 3, 7, 5, 9, and 11/14
4.1 Class 3.
4.2 Class 7.
4.3 Classes 5 and 9.
4.4 Class 11/14.
4.5 Interclass oppositions.
5. Conclusions.
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