Bøger af Nigel Fabb

This grammar provides one of the most detailed accounts available of the syntax of a Nilo-Saharan language. It fully describes some of the unusual characteristics of Ma'di, including the different word orders associated with different tenses, the particle-based modal and focus systems, the full range of adverbials, and the structure and meaning of the noun phrase. The grammar also describes the phonetics, phonology, morphology, and aspects of the lexicon of the language.

Introduces the evidence for sentence structure and reveals its purpose. This book is based on a problem-solving approach to language, and teaches the reader how to identify word classes, such as noun, preposition and demonstrative. It uses tree structures to analyse sentences, and contains many exercises to encourage skills of sentence analysis.