A Grammar of AfrikaansThe series builds an extensive collection of high quality descriptions of languages around the world. Each volume offers a comprehensive grammatical description of a single language together with fully analyzed sample texts and, if appropriate, a word list and other relevant information which is available on the language in question. There are no restrictions as to language family or area, and although special attention is paid to hitherto undescribed languages, new and valuable treatments of better known languages are also included. No theoretical model is imposed on the authors; the only criterion is a high standard of scientific quality. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert. |
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adjectival adjectives adverbs Afrikaans apocopated assimilated baie bietjie boek Cape Town colloquial common commonly compound conjunction consonant constructions copula daar daardie definite article derived deur dié diminutive diphthong doen Dutch e.g. Ek e.g. Hy Ek weet English example finite verb gaan gedoen gesien gewees going groot haar hierdie historically Huguenots huis hulle hyphen iets infinitive inflected laat language loanwords long vowel maak maar main clause meaning meer mense modal modal verbs moet môre negator nooit Note object occurs omitted onder past participle past tense plural praat prefix preposition prepositional stranding Pretoria pronounced pronunciation reference reflexive reflexive pronoun relative clause rendered scope marker short vowel siek sound South Africa spelling staan stand stress subordinate clause syllable synonymous twee unstressed usually vandag waar wees word order written