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List of abbreviations and symbols |
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1 The objectives of this study |
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2 Nigerian pidgin and the Nigerian Pidgin-speaking |
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3 Social lects: is Nigerian Pidgin really a `Pidgin'? |
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4 On the origin and development of Nigerian Pidgin |
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6 Parallel study of Tok Pisin (Papua New Guinea Pidgin) |
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1.2.1 Internal sentence structure |
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62 | (1) |
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1.2.4 Prepositional phrases |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (7) |
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74 | (15) |
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1.3.1 Means of co-ordination |
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1.3.2 Omission under co-ordination |
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1.3.3 Omission of major category elements |
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86 | (3) |
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89 | (5) |
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1.4.2 Constituent negation |
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1.4.3 More than one negative marker in a sentence |
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1.4.4 Negation of co-ordinate structures |
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1.4.5 Negation of superordinate and subordinate clauses |
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93 | (1) |
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1.5.1 Means of expressing anaphora |
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1.5.2 Anaphora environments |
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1.5.3 Anaphora and elements adjacent to clause introducers |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (4) |
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1.6.1 Means of expressing reflexivity |
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1.6.2-5 Position of reflexive pronominals and antecedents |
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1.6.6 Reflexives in nominalized clauses |
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105 | (1) |
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1.6.7 Reflexive relations within noun phrases |
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1.6.8 Reflexive pronominals without antecedents |
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1.6.9 Other uses of reflexive pronominals |
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106 | (2) |
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1.7.1 Means of expressing reciprocity |
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106 | (1) |
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1.7.2-5 Position of reciprocal pronominals and antecedents |
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107 | (1) |
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1.7.6 Reciprocals in nominalized clauses |
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107 | (1) |
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1.7.7 Reciprocal relations within noun phrases |
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108 | (1) |
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1.7.8 Reciprocal pronominals without antecedents |
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108 | (1) |
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1.7.9 Other uses of reciprocal pronominals |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (3) |
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1.8.1 Means of expressing comparison |
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108 | (2) |
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1.8.2-4 Omission of elements in comparative structures |
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110 | (1) |
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1.8.5 Differences between comparative structure types |
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111 | (1) |
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1.8.6 Correlative comparison |
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111 | (1) |
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1.9.1 Means of expressing equatives |
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1.9.2-4 Omission of elements in equative structures |
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113 | (1) |
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1.9.5 Differences between equative structure types |
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113 | (1) |
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1.9.6 Correlative equatives |
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113 | (1) |
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1.10.1 Sentences expressing possession |
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1.10.2 Alienable vs. inalienable possession |
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114 | (1) |
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1.10.3 Tempoary vs. permanent possession |
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114 | (1) |
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1.10.4 Possession and the animacy hierarchy |
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114 | (1) |
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1.10.5 Possession and the tense/aspect/modality |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (9) |
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115 | (1) |
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1.11.2 Emphasis of sentences and constituents |
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1.11.3 Focus of yes---no questions |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (5) |
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1.12.1 Means of indicating the topic |
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1.12.2 Elements which may be topicalized |
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126 | (3) |
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1.12.3 Optional, obligatory and preferred means of topicalization |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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1.15 Minor sentence types |
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1.16 Operational definitions for word classes |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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1.16.6 Noun phrase modifiers |
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1.16.7 Verb phrase modifiers |
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131 | (1) |
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1.16.8 Sentential elements |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (122) |
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133 | (109) |
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133 | (41) |
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174 | (14) |
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188 | (33) |
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221 | (9) |
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230 | (1) |
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2.1.6 Numerals and quantifiers |
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231 | (5) |
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236 | (3) |
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239 | (3) |
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2.2 Derivational morphology |
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242 | (13) |
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2.2.1 Derivational processes |
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242 | (2) |
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2.2.2 Derivation of verbs |
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244 | (2) |
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2.2.3 Derived modifier nouns (`adjectives') |
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246 | (1) |
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2.2.4 Derivation of adverbs |
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247 | (2) |
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2.2.5 Other possibilities |
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249 | (1) |
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2.2.6 Derivation of prepositions |
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249 | (6) |
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255 | (27) |
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3.1 Phonological units (segmental) |
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255 | (9) |
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3.1.1 Distinctive segments |
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255 | (2) |
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3.1.2 Distinctive segments and their allophones |
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257 | (7) |
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264 | (3) |
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3.2.1-2 Consonant clusters |
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265 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (10) |
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3.3.1 Length distinctions |
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267 | (1) |
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267 | (3) |
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270 | (5) |
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275 | (2) |
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3.4 Segmental morphophonology |
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277 | (2) |
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3.4.1 Segmental morphophonological processes |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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3.4.3 Coalescence and split |
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278 | (1) |
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3.4.4 Deletion and insertion processes |
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278 | (1) |
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3.4.5 Reduplication processes |
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279 | (1) |
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3.4.6 Other segmental processes |
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279 | (1) |
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3.5 Suprasegmental morphophonology |
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279 | (3) |
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3.5.1 Morphophonological processes involving stress |
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279 | (1) |
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3.5.2 Morphophonological processes involving tone |
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280 | (1) |
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3.5.3 Suprasegmentally induced changes in segmental units |
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281 | (1) |
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4 Ideophones And Interjections |
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282 | (3) |
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282 | (1) |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (5) |
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5.1 Structured semantic fields |
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285 | (2) |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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5.1.3 Body part terminology |
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286 | (1) |
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5.1.4 Cooking terminology |
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286 | (1) |
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5.1.5 Other structured semantic fields |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (3) |
| Bibliography |
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290 | (4) |
| Index |
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Lisainfo e-raamatute kohta