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Lexicon of Reduplicated Words in Ewe

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Ewe belongs to the Kwa branch of Niger-Congo family of languages. Reduplication extensively occurs in the Ewe language and forms part of the most common features of the language. Other features are tone, verb serialization, and the...
AuthorAmeyo S. Awuku
ISBN-139783941267442
Publication Year2015
Pages248
LanguageEnglish
Subject AreaAfrican Studies
DisciplineLinguistics

Ewe belongs to the Kwa branch of Niger-Congo family of languages. Reduplication extensively occurs in the Ewe language and forms part of the most common features of the language. Other features are tone, verb serialization, and the predominance of basic CV syllable structure in the language.
The lexicon is presented in a dictionary format which generally consists of listing the word alphabetically and as spelt including its pronunciation, grammatical class, meaning, and a possible example sentence or phrase in which the word may occur.
Linguists might be predominantly interested in this lexicon as a working tool. Additionally, different populations might see it as a useful reference material, namely; Ewe readers in general, students of Ewe or simply people interested in the language for practical reasons.

Ameyo S. Awuku
Professor Ameyo S. Awuku is an instructor of Linguistics at Université de Lomé, Togo, where she is a teaching and research staff person. Her research interests are the following: Ewe language (a branch of GBE of the Niger Congo, Kwa group); Syntax-semantics interface; language, sex, and gender. She is currently working on a research project entitled “The Strait and the Kurve” which is an approach to categorization theory.