Zulu Syntax and Idiom

Publication date: 1955
Number of pages: 234A description of Zulu syntax in 10 chapters. Supplements and assumes familiarity with the author's "Text-book of Zulu Grammar." Chapter topics include the study of syntax in general (Chapter 1); the syntax of substantives, qualificatives (qualifiers), predicatives, descriptives, conjunctives, and interjectives (Chapters 2-7); sentence analysis of simple, compound, and complex sentences, etc. (Chapter 8); word analysis as it relates to the function of a word within a sentence (Chapter 9); and the use of idiomatic expressions (Chapter 10). Throughout the text, examples in Zulu with English translations follow items described. A list of abbreviations and symbols used is provided. Where applicable, bibliographic references for the examples are cited in footnotes. Includes a general index.