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Deverbal nominals in Kiswahili: Underspecification morphology and the lexicon
No full textThis study provides an explicit account of the lexical entries and rules required to generate five common types of Kiswahili nouns based on verbal roots and stems, as illustrated by the data below, all derived from -kata 'cut'. (UNFORMATTED TABLE OR EQUATION FOLLOWS)\vbox{\halign{#\hfil&&\enspace#\hfil\cr&a.&Action Nominals in -{\it o}:&{\it mkato/mikato\/}&`cut(s)'\cr&b.&Transitive Verbals in -{\it a}:&{\it mkata/wakata}&`cutter(s)'\cr&c.&Relic Agentives in -{\it i}:&{\it mkati/wakati}&`cutter(s)'\cr&d.&Productive Agentives in -{\it aji}:&{\it mkataji/wakataji}&`cutter(s)'\cr&e.&Patient Nominals in -{\it e}:&{\it mkate/mikate}&`lump(s), loaf/loaves'\cr}}(TABLE/EQUATION ENDS)Underspecification Theory as developed by Archangeli & Pulleyblank (1986) is adopted to aid in this descriptive task. A rigorous analysis of the Kiswahili phoneme set is provided in this framework, with underspecified and fully specified representations of all phonemes as well as explicit default and complement rules. A detailed account of various types of prefix allomorphy is included, both for inherent nouns and for derived nominals.The apparent simplicity of the data above is deceptive, even disregarding the account provided of the stem and suffix allomorphy associated with the Relic Agentives. Issues confronted in the description include semantic drift, blocking, percolation, questions of derivational source, and archaic roots. A particular focus of the study is to streamline the lexical entries by avoiding the explicit specification of redundant features of all kinds.An innovation in the research is the application of the principles of Underspecification Theory beyond the phonology to capture redundancies in and among the morphological, semantic, and syntactic features and representations. To develop and illustrate this approach, a set of four binary morphological features is proposed to capture the Kiswahili noun-class system. A further innovation is the use of Lexical Cross-References (LXRefs) which capture generalizations relating to morphological complexes while allowing redundant information to be filled in automatically.Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T13:59:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Evaluation of a Standardized Order Form for the Withdrawal of Life Support in the Intensive Care Unit
No full textCommunication about End-of-Life Care between Language-Discordant Patients and Clinicians: Insights from Medical Interpreters
No full textThe Family Conference as a Focus to Improve Communication About End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit: Opportunities for Improvement
No full textEffect of a Quality-Improvement Intervention on End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit
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Effect of a Patient and Clinician Communication-Priming Intervention on Patient-Reported Goals-of-Care Discussions Between Patients With Serious Illness and Clinicians
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