Bislama Reference Grammar

, by Crowley, Terry

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ISBN: 9780824828806 | 0824828801
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Copyright: 7/1/2004

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LIST OF TABLES

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

xiii

MAPS

xiv

1: BACKGROUND TO BISLAMA

(10)

1.1 Bislama: An Independent Language

(2)

1.2 Bislama in Vanuatu Society

(1)

1.3 Historical Background

(1)

1.4 The Vocabulary of Bislama

(2)

1.5 Varieties of Bislama

(2)

1.6 What Kind of Grammar is This?

(2)

2: PRONUNCIATION AND SPELLING

(13)

2.1 Consonants

(4)

2.2 Vowels

(1)

2.3 Expanded Sound Systems

(2)

2.4 Spelling

(3)

2.5 Stress

(1)

2.6 Intonation

(1)

2.7 Syllables

(1)

3: PARTS OF SPEECH

(13)

3.1 Nouns

(1)

3.2 Pronouns

(1)

3.3 Prepositions

(1)

3.4 Verbs

(1)

3.5 Noun Modifiers

(2)

3.5.1 Number Markers

(1)

3.5.2 Adjectives

(1)

3.6 Adverbs

(1)

3.7 Other Modifiers

(1)

3.8 Interrogatives

(1)

3.9 Complex Sentence Markers

(1)

3.10 Interjections and Vocatives

(1)

3.11 Words with Several Functions

(4)

4: NOUNS AND NOUN PHRASES

(35)

4.1 Nouns

(8)

4.1.1 Simple and Complex Nouns

(1)

4.1.2 Compounding

(2)

4.1.2.1 Adjective + Noun

(1)

4.1.2.2 Noun + Postmodifier

(1)

4.1.2.3 Verb + Noun

(1)

4.1.2.4 Noun + Noun

(1)

4.1.3 Reduplication

(1)

4.1.4 Affixation

(9)

4.1.4.1 The Suffix -wan

(1)

4.1.4.2 The Prefix eks-

(1)

4.1.4.3 Emerging Suffixes?

(1)

4.2 Pronouns

(5)

4.3 Noun Phrases

(17)

4.3.1 Quantifiers + Nouns

(6)

4.3.2 Pronouns + Quantifiers

(3)

4.3.3 Adjectives

(5)

4.3.3.1 Reduplication

(1)

4.3.3.2 The Suffix -fala

(3)

4.3.3.3 Compounding

(1)

4.3.4 Noun Postmodifiers

(1)

4.3.5 Demonstratives

(1)

4.3.6 Nouns Modified by Sentences

(2)

4.4 Noun Phrases Linked by blong

(3)

4.4.1 Possession

(1)

4.4.2 Other Functions of blong

(1)

4.5 Coordinate Noun Phrases

(2)

5: VERBS AND VERB PHRASES

(36)

5.1 Verbs

(13)

5.1.1 Reduplication

(4)

5.1.2 Compounds

(1)

5.1.3 Affixation

(12)

5.1.3.1 Transitive Suffix

(5)

5.1.3.2 Directional Suffixes

(1)

5.1.3.2.1 -Daon

(1)

5.1.3.2.2 -Aot

(1)

5.1.3.2.3 -Raon

(1)

5.1.3.2.4 -Bak

(1)

5.1.3.2.5 -Ap

(1)

5.2 Complex Verbs

(3)

5.3 Verb Phrases

(20)

5.3.1 Imperatives, Prohibitives, and Hortatives

(3)

5.3.2 The Forms i and oli

(1)

5.3.3 Tense

(3)

5.3.4 Negative Markers

(1)

5.3.5 Auxiliaries

(1)

5.3.5.1 Mas

(1)

5.3.5.2 Bin

(1)

5.3.5.3 Jas

(1)

5.3.5.4 Stap

(1)

5.3.5.5 Save

(1)

5.3.5.6 Wantem

100

(1)

5.3.5.7 Sud

100

(1)

5.3.5.8 Kanduit

101

(1)

5.3.5.9 Kam and Go

101

(1)

5.3.5.10 Stil

102

(1)

5.3.6 Post-Verbal Modifiers

102

(3)

5.3.7 Modifiers of Manner

105

(3)

6: SIMPLE SENTENCES

108

(58)

6.1 Statements

108

(39)

6.1.1 Predicate Sentences and Predicate Markers

109

(4)

6.1.2 Non-Predicate Sentences

113

(4)

6.1.2.1 Presentative Sentences

114

(1)

6.1.2.2 Equational Sentences

115

(1)

6.1.2.3 'Ought to' Constructions

116

(1)

6.1.3 Constituent Order

117

(8)

6.1.3.1 Transitive and Intransitive Constructions

117

(1)

6.1.3.1.1 Meteorological Expressions

118

(1)

6.1.3.1.2 General States

118

(1)

6.1.3.1.3 The Existential Verb gat

119

(1)

6.1.3.1.4 Negation of Incomplete Sentences

120

(1)

6.1.3.1.5 Actions without Causers

120

(2)

6.1.3.2 VERB + NOUN Constructions

122

(3)

6.1.4 Double Object Constructions

125

(2)

6.1.5 Prepositional Phrases

127

(12)

6.1.5.1 Basic Prepositions

127

(1)

6.1.5.1.1 Blong

127

(1)

6.1.5.1.2 From

128

(1)

6.1.5.1.3 Wetem

128

(1)

6.1.5.1.4 Wetaot (em)

129

(1)

6.1.5.1.5 Olsem

129

(1)

6.1.5.1.6 Long

130

(3)

6.1.5.2 Verbal Prepositions

133

(1)

6.1.5.2.1 Kasem

133

(1)

6.1.5.2.2 Bitim

134

(1)

6.1.5.2.3 Ronem

134

(1)

6.1.5.2.4 Agensem

135

(1)

6.1.5.2.5 Raonem

135

(1)

6.1.5.2.6 Folem

135

(1)

6.1.5.2.7 Tokbaot

136

(1)

6.1.5.2.8 Yusum

136

(1)

6.1.5.3 Position of Prepositional Phrases

137

(1)

6.1.5.4 Complex Prepositions

137

(2)

6.1.6 Adverbs

139

(8)

6.1.6.1 Adverbs of Place

139

(1)

6.1.6.2 Adverbs of Time

140

(1)

6.1.6.3 Adverbs of Manner

141

(1)

6.1.6.4 Miscellaneous Adverbs

142

(4)

6.1.6.5 Placement of Adverbs and Post-Verbal Modifiers

146

(1)

6.2 Questions

147

(12)

6.2.1 Yes-No Questions

147

(3)

6.2.2 Content Questions

150

(1)

6.2.2.1 Wanem

150

(1)

6.2.2.2 Se

151

(1)

6.2.2.3 Huia

151

(2)

6.2.2.4 Hamas

153

(1)

6.2.2.5 Hameni

153

(1)

6.2.2.6 Wijwan

154

(1)

6.2.2.7 Waswe

154

(1)

6.2.2.8 Watfo

155

(1)

6.2.2.9 Wataem

155

(1)

6.2.2.10 We

155

(1)

6.2.2.11 Wehem

156

(1)

6.2.2.12 From

157

(1)

6.2.2.13 From wanem

157

(1)

6.2.2.14 Olsem wanem

158

(1)

6.3 Fronted Noun Phrases

159

(7)

7: COMPLEX SENTENCES

166

(33)

7.1 Serial Verbs

166

(6)

7.1.1 Directional Verbs

167

(3)

7.1.2 Manner Constructions

170

(1)

7.1.3 Causative Constructions

171

(1)

7.1.4 Sequential Actions

172

(1)

7.2 Coordination

172

(3)

7.2.1 Mo

172

(2)

7.2.2 Be

174

(1)

7.2.3 (N)o

175

(1)

7.3 Subordination

175

(17)

7.3.1 Juxtaposition

176

(1)

7.3.2 Subordinator Constructions

177

(15)

7.3.2.1 Simple Subordinators

178

(1)

7.3.2.1.1 Blong and Long

178

(1)

7.3.2.1.2 Se

182

(1)

7.3.2.1.3 We

184

(1)

7.3.2.1.4 Nogud

186

(1)

7.3.2.2 Complex Subordinators

187

(1)

7.3.2.2.1 From

187

(1)

7.3.2.2.2 Kasem

187

(1)

7.3.2.2.3 Olsem

187

(1)

7.3.2.2.4 Taem

188

(1)

7.3.2.2.5 Tetaem

188

(1)

7.3.2.2.6 Sapos

189

(1)

7.3.2.2.7 Nomata, Nevamaen, Nating, and Iven

189

(1)

7.3.2.2.8 Afta and Bifo

190

(1)

7.3.2.2.9 Question Words as Subordinators

191

(1)

7.4 Sentences in Discourse

192

(7)

7.4.1 The Sequencing of Events

192

(3)

7.4.2 Cause and Effect

195

(1)

7.4.3 Contrary to Expectation

196

(1)

7.4.4 The Pragmatic Particle ia

196

(3)

APPENDIX: PREVIOUS STUDIES OF BISLAMA GRAMMAR

199

(2)

REFERENCES

201

(2)

INDEX

203

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