140238 VO An African Language Structure: Kusaal (2016W)

This course is an introduction to the structure of an African Language: Kusaal. Discussions will touch on all grammatical aspects of the language: Phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.

Goals:
- To enable students acquire a good knowledge of the structure of an African language: Kusaal.
- To enable students identify structural differences and similarities between African languages: Kusaal and any European language(s) they speak or know.
- To enable students acquire basic knowledge about the cultural background of the speakers of Kusaal.

Content: Preliminaries
The Vocalic and Consonantal System of Kusaal
Suprasegmental Phonology: Tone in Kusaal
The Kusaal Syllable: Types and Structure
Sentence Types and Word Oder Typology in Kusaal
The Morphophonology of Noun Classes in Kusaal
The Pronominal System of Kusaal
Preverbal particles in Kusaal
The Structure of the Verb Phrase in Kusaal
Adverbs and Adjuncts in Kusaal
Relativization in Kusaal
Serial Verb constructions in Kusaal
Coordinating and subordinating Conjunctions in Kusaal
Question Formation in Kusaal
Summary and further research

Method: Class interaction will be in the form of lectures, student presentations, computer-based electronic interaction