Classificatie van naamwoorden en dingen in het Bantoe (1)

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  • Thilo Schadeberg Afrikaanse Taalkunde Rijksuniversiteit Leiden

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https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v1i1-2.6625

Abstract

Is there a semantic foundation for the system of noun classes and genders found in Bantu (and in Niger-Congo-Kordofanian) ? This question has intensely occupied many bantuists for over a century. Fundamentalist, mentalistic, and ethnosemantic approaches were used to construct explanations. The present paper reviews several such approaches, giving particular emphasis to some old and recent Dutch contributions to this field. KEYWORDS : nominal classification, Bantu, semanticsĀ 

Author Biography

Thilo Schadeberg, Afrikaanse Taalkunde Rijksuniversiteit Leiden

Afrikaanse Taalkunde

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Published

1985-03-29

How to Cite

Schadeberg, T. (1985). Classificatie van naamwoorden en dingen in het Bantoe (1). frika ocus, 1(1-2). https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v1i1-2.6625

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