The Noun Phrase in Bamunka: Towards a Complexity Analysis

Ciara Browne

doi:10.21427/d7vf1t

The Noun Phrase in Bamunka: Towards a Complexity Analysis

Ciara Browne

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Abstract

A member of the the Grassfields Bantu family, the Bamunka language of Western Cameroon is spoken by approximantely 31, 000 speakers. Having begun the process of transcribing the lanaguge into written form just six years ago the principles and intricacies of its grammatical system are becoming evident. This paper will look in particular at the noun phrase in Bamunka and draw some conclusions as to the distribution of complexity found therein.

Original language	English
Journal	ITB Journal
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21427/d7vf1t
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

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noun phrase
Bamunka
grammar

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