LINGUIST List 22.3583 Wed Sep 14 2011 Books: Morphology/Phonology/Semantics: Van Otterloo, Van Otterloo Editor for this issue: Danniella Hornby <daniellalinguistlist.org> Links to the websites of all LINGUIST's supporting publishers are available at the end of this issue. Directory         1.     Brian Homoleski , The Kifuliiru Language, Two Volume Set: Van Otterloo, Van Otterloo Message 1: The Kifuliiru Language, Two Volume Set: Van Otterloo, Van Otterloo Date: 12-Sep-2011 From: Brian Homoleski <publications_intlsil.org> Subject: The Kifuliiru Language, Two Volume Set: Van Otterloo, Van Otterloo E-mail this message to a friend Title: The Kifuliiru Language, Two Volume Set Subtitle: Phonology, Tone, and Morphological Derivation/A Descriptive Grammar Series Title: Publications in Linguistics Published: 2011 Publisher: SIL International Publications                 http://www.ethnologue.com/bookstore.asp Book URL: http://www.ethnologue.com/show_product.asp?isbn=9781556712791 Author: Karen Van Otterloo Author: Roger Van Otterloo Paperback: ISBN: 9781556712791 Pages: 1132 Price: U.S. $ 99.00 Abstract: The Kifuliiru Language, Volume 1: Phonology and Morphological Derivation by Karen Van Otterloo This volume on Kifuliiru, a Bantu J language of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and its companion volume, The Kifuliiru Language: Volume 2: A Descriptive Grammar, comprise one of the most thorough and yet readable Bantu grammars available. A highlight of this volume is an unusually thorough analysis of Kifuliiru tone, with emphasis on the realization of tone in an extensive variety of verbal constructions, with and without various object prefixes, and including passive and causative variations of most forms. This analysis indicates a synchronic three-way distinction in verbs between high (H), low (L), and toneless (Ø). An entire chapter details the morphology and morphophonology of derivation in Kifuliiru. Discussion of verbal extensions includes morphophonological and syntactic aspects, as well as the semantic nuances, of each extension. An exhaustive treatment of the formation of the resultative (often called perfective) form is also included. The Kifuliiru Language, Volume 2: A Descriptive Grammar by Roger Van Otterloo This groundbreaking study describes all grammatical features found in over 100 narrative texts. The volume covers all word classes, including ideophones and interjections. The verb chapter catalogues the wide range of tenses, aspects, moods, and reduplication. Information structure of the clause level and a complete set of interclausal relations are also presented. Of particular interest is a detailed study of narrative discourse, including a discussion of tightknit conversations. Also noted are various development markers, which demarcate two levels of thematic salience. The function of intonation and pauses is also described, as well as a fascinating look at proverbs. These materials have already provided a springboard for extensive discourse study in dozens of related languages. About the Authors: The Van Otterloos lived in the Kifuliiru-speaking area from 1980-1996, and have continued their involvement with the Bafuliiru to this day. Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis                             Morphology                             Phonetics                             Phonology                             Semantics Subject Language(s): Fuliiru (flr) Written In: English (eng ) See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=57489 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue -------------------------- Major Supporters -------------------------- Brill http://www.brill.nl Cambridge Scholars Publishing http://www.c-s-p.org Cambridge University Press http://us.cambridge.org Cascadilla Press http://www.cascadilla.com/ Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd http://www.continuumbooks.com De Gruyter Mouton http://www.degruyter.com/mouton Edinburgh University Press http://www.euppublishing.com Elsevier Ltd http://www.elsevier.com/linguistics Emerald Group Publishing Limited http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ Equinox Publishing Ltd http://www.equinoxpub.com/ European Language Resources Association - ELRA http://www.elra.info. 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