The structure of Sesotho deverbatives

Mothupi, Motshedisi

dc.contributor.advisor	Khaoli, B. T.
dc.contributor.author	Mothupi, Motshedisi
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-27T12:41:32Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-27T12:41:32Z
dc.date.issued	1995-12
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10500/30315
dc.description.abstract	The aim of this study is to expose the morphological structure of deverbatives in Sesotho. Firstly, it is shown that affixes are not mere morphological objects, they are also syntactic objects. The use of verbal extensions namely the reciprocal, the applied, the reversive, the causative and the passive are extensively discussed and how these impact on the structure of deverbatives. The phonological changes involved in the formation of deverbatives are also discussed. Syntactic theories like the theta r ole are also employed and their relevance to morphology discussed. An inter face between morphology and syntax is thereby thoroughly demonstrated and established.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (v, 69 leaves) : illustrations	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Horphological Theory	en
dc.subject	X-bar Theory	en
dc.subject	Subcategorization	en
dc.subject	Theta Theory	en
dc.subject.ddc	496.397725
dc.subject.lcsh	Sotho language -- Grammar
dc.title	The structure of Sesotho deverbatives	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	African Languages	en
dc.description.degree	M. A. (African Languages)