A unity hypothesis for the southern African Khoesan languages

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dc.contributor.advisorMesthrie, Rajenden_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorLass, Rogeren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDu Plessis, Menánen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-10T06:37:03Z
dc.date.available2015-01-10T06:37:03Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 357-373).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe study demonstrates for the first time the probable genetic unity of the KHOE, JU and UJ -T AA groups of southern African Khoesan, by means of the first full-scale application of a conventional comparative approach. It is shown in the first stage that there are repeated cross-SAK resemblances in the morphology of those verbs most frequently enlisted for grammatical purposes in the context of multi-verb constructions; and that these languages furthermore display multiple similarities 'horizontally' across their specifier systems. where the resemblances are often also visible 'vertically', i.e. down the lists of possible exponents. These structural affinities are sufficiently thoroughgoing to warrant a working surmise that the SAK languages might be genetically related. In the second stage, cross-SAK comparative material from various sources is presented in the form of arrays. The tabulations reveal a range of repeating alternations involving the basic positional click types, with some associated patternings of the possible click 'accompaniments'. The fact that the alternations are iterated and do not necessarily involve identities makes it more likely, when combined with the weight of the structural evidence, that the items in the comparative series are inherited than borrowed.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDu Plessis, M. (2009). <i>A unity hypothesis for the southern African Khoesan languages</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Linguistics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11852en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDu Plessis, Menán. <i>"A unity hypothesis for the southern African Khoesan languages."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Linguistics, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11852en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDu Plessis, M. 2009. A unity hypothesis for the southern African Khoesan languages. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Du Plessis, Menán AB - The study demonstrates for the first time the probable genetic unity of the KHOE, JU and UJ -T AA groups of southern African Khoesan, by means of the first full-scale application of a conventional comparative approach. It is shown in the first stage that there are repeated cross-SAK resemblances in the morphology of those verbs most frequently enlisted for grammatical purposes in the context of multi-verb constructions; and that these languages furthermore display multiple similarities 'horizontally' across their specifier systems. where the resemblances are often also visible 'vertically', i.e. down the lists of possible exponents. These structural affinities are sufficiently thoroughgoing to warrant a working surmise that the SAK languages might be genetically related. In the second stage, cross-SAK comparative material from various sources is presented in the form of arrays. The tabulations reveal a range of repeating alternations involving the basic positional click types, with some associated patternings of the possible click 'accompaniments'. The fact that the alternations are iterated and do not necessarily involve identities makes it more likely, when combined with the weight of the structural evidence, that the items in the comparative series are inherited than borrowed. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - A unity hypothesis for the southern African Khoesan languages TI - A unity hypothesis for the southern African Khoesan languages UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11852 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11852
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDu Plessis M. A unity hypothesis for the southern African Khoesan languages. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Linguistics, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11852en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentLinguisticsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherLinguisticsen_ZA
dc.titleA unity hypothesis for the southern African Khoesan languagesen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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