The ideophone in Xitsonga : A morphosemantic analysis

Kubayi, Sikheto Joe

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dc.contributor.advisor	Madadzhe, R.N.
dc.contributor.author	Kubayi, Sikheto Joe
dc.date.accessioned	2012-10-04T11:39:58Z
dc.date.available	2012-10-04T11:39:58Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10386/569
dc.description	Thesis (M.A. (Translation Studies and Linguistics)) --University of Limpopo, 2009	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This mini-research dissertation discusses the morphosemantic properties of the ideophone in Xitsonga.The ideophone is also analysed in terms of the Theta theory as proposed in the Government and Binding Theory.It is illustrated in this research paper that the ideophone can broadly be catagorised into the non-derived and the derived ideophone.It is furthermore demonstrated that it is possible for the ideophone in Xitsonga to be seen as a predicate that assigns various Theta roles to its external subject and internal complement arguement NPs in the subject and object Theta positions of linguistic expressions.It is held that whereas the predicate Theta-marks its external subject arguement NP indirectly,it assigns the Theta roles to its complement arguement NPs directly	en_US
dc.format.extent	x, 194 leaves	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.relation.requires	pdf	en_US
dc.subject	Ideophone	en_US
dc.subject	Morphosemantic analysis	en_US
dc.subject.ddc	496.39785	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Tsonga language -- Ideophone	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Tsonga language -- Grammar	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Tsonga language, Comparative and general -- Semantics	en_US
dc.title	The ideophone in Xitsonga : A morphosemantic analysis	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US