Metaphorical extensions as a basis for grammaticalization with special reference to Zulu auxiliary verbs
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Authors
Mkhatshwa, Simon Nyana
Issue Date
1991-11
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
South African indigenous content , African languages
Alternative Title
Abstract
This study focuses on the development and the nature of Zulu
auxiliary verbs. The syntactic category auxiliary has in
the past received attention from various scholars. However,
its origin and its etymology have not yet been attended to.
In this thesis certain notions such as grammaticalization,
metaphors, semantic field analysis, categorization, proto type theory and topology are used in order to explore the
nature and the development of the auxiliaries in Zulu. The
view that Zulu auxiliaries derive from full verbs is
specifically and systematically examined.