A study of the auxiliary in Sesotho

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dc.contributor.advisorWestphal, E O Jen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorChaphole, Solomon Rampasaneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-20T15:29:20Z
dc.date.available2015-12-20T15:29:20Z
dc.date.issued1988en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 208-219.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe Auxiliary is a sadly neglected field of study in Southern African languages. The study investigates the syntactic and semantic behaviour of Auxiliaries in Sesotho. Having established that there is a category AUX in Sesotho, we then developed a descriptive framework in which auxiliaries in Sesotho participate. In this framework we posit as basic the three grammatical-semantic categories of verb phrases, namely, Tense, Aspect and Modality. The next major step was to develop formal tests which we used as defining characteristics for auxiliaries. We had to do this because the formal tests developed for English, for instance, do not work for Sesotho. The data used in this study represents samples of Sesotho as spoken by the native speakers. This work makes contributions in two areas. First, to language studies in Southern Africa and then to general linguistic theory. Since Tswana, Northern Sotho and Southern Sotho form one language group predict that the formal 'tests' we have suggested can be applied in the two Sotho languages as well. As far as Aspect, Tense and Modality are concerned, it is where this study makes a major contribution. Nowhere in Sesotho grammatical studies has either a tense or aspectual system of Sesotho been suggested or discussed. Modality has not even been referred to. In this regard the study is breaking new ground. We hope that a fresh debate will be initiated leading to vibrant discussions on comparative work. A number of studies on syntactic typology have been made. This study affords Sesotho its rightful place in the AUX debate.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationChaphole, S. R. (1988). <i>A study of the auxiliary in Sesotho</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,African Languages and Literatures. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15827en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationChaphole, Solomon Rampasane. <i>"A study of the auxiliary in Sesotho."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,African Languages and Literatures, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15827en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationChaphole, S. 1988. A study of the auxiliary in Sesotho. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Chaphole, Solomon Rampasane AB - The Auxiliary is a sadly neglected field of study in Southern African languages. The study investigates the syntactic and semantic behaviour of Auxiliaries in Sesotho. Having established that there is a category AUX in Sesotho, we then developed a descriptive framework in which auxiliaries in Sesotho participate. In this framework we posit as basic the three grammatical-semantic categories of verb phrases, namely, Tense, Aspect and Modality. The next major step was to develop formal tests which we used as defining characteristics for auxiliaries. We had to do this because the formal tests developed for English, for instance, do not work for Sesotho. The data used in this study represents samples of Sesotho as spoken by the native speakers. This work makes contributions in two areas. First, to language studies in Southern Africa and then to general linguistic theory. Since Tswana, Northern Sotho and Southern Sotho form one language group predict that the formal 'tests' we have suggested can be applied in the two Sotho languages as well. As far as Aspect, Tense and Modality are concerned, it is where this study makes a major contribution. Nowhere in Sesotho grammatical studies has either a tense or aspectual system of Sesotho been suggested or discussed. Modality has not even been referred to. In this regard the study is breaking new ground. We hope that a fresh debate will be initiated leading to vibrant discussions on comparative work. A number of studies on syntactic typology have been made. This study affords Sesotho its rightful place in the AUX debate. DA - 1988 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1988 T1 - A study of the auxiliary in Sesotho TI - A study of the auxiliary in Sesotho UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15827 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15827
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationChaphole SR. A study of the auxiliary in Sesotho. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,African Languages and Literatures, 1988 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15827en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentAfrican Languages and Literaturesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSotho language - Auxiliary verbsen_ZA
dc.titleA study of the auxiliary in Sesothoen_ZA
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