Morphosyntactic Variation in Bantu

Eva-Marie Bloom-Strom, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science, University of Gothenburg,Hannah Gibson, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Essex,Rozenn Guérois, Researcher, LLACAN-CNRS,Lutz Marten, Professor of General and African Linguistics, SOAS University of London

Eva-Marie Bloom Ström is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science at the University of Gothenburg. Her research interests include information structure in languages with flexible sentence structure, such as the Bantu languages, as well as language description and documentation. She works primarily on languages of Tanzania and South Africa.

Hannah Gibson is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Essex. Her research examines linguistic variation with a focus on the morphosyntax of Bantu languages of Eastern and Southern Africa. She works also on language contact, language change, and multilingualism.


Rozenn Guérois is a Researcher at the LLACAN-CNRS and a Research Associate at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Her research interests include the description of Bantu languages spoken in Mozambique, morphosyntactic variation, typology, and comparative and historical linguistics.


Lutz Marten is Professor of General and African Linguistics at SOAS University of London. He is interested in linguistic theory, comparative and historical linguistics, and questions of language and identity. Most of his work focuses on African languages and he has carried out research in Eastern and Southern Africa.

1. Morphosyntactic variation in Bantu: An introduction, Lutz Marten, Rozenn Guérois, Hannah Gibson, and Eva-Marie Bloom-StrömPart I. Morphosyntactic variation across Bantu2. Comparative analysis of morphosyntactic variation in Bantu languages: Parameters, data representation, and database design, Peter Edelsten, Rozenn Guérois, and Lutz Marten3. Micro-variation of noun-modifying constructions in Bantu languages, Nobuko Yoneda4. Reflexive and reciprocal marking in Bantu, Justine Sikuku5. A parametric approach to negation in Bantu languages, Rozenn Guérois, Hannah Gibson, and Lutz Marten6. Existential constructions in Bantu languages, Rasmus Bernander, Maud Devos, and Hannah Gibson7. Predicative possession in Bantu languages, Denis CreisselsPart II. Areal and micro-level morphosyntactic variation in Bantu8. The use of the augment in Nguni languages: A marker of referentiality?, Eva-Marie Bloom Ström and Matti Miestamo9. Micro-variation in the nominal class marking systems of Malawian languages, Atikonda Mtenje-Mkochi10. Locatives in Runyankore-Rukiga, Dorothee Beermann and Allen Asiimwe11. Morphosyntactic properties of object marking in Nyakyusa, Amani Lusekelo12. Multiple-reciprocity marking in the Kikongo language cluster: Functional distribution and origins, Sebastian Dom, Heidi Goes, and Koen Bostoen13. Reflexive-reciprocal polysemy in South-Western Bantu: Distribution, typology, and origins, Koen Bostoen14. Morphosyntactic and semantic variation of the persistive aspect in Lake Tanganyika Bantu: A focus on Bende, Yuko Abe15. A micro-parametric approach to focus marking ni in Kilimanjaro Bantu languages: With special reference to Rombo-Mkuu and Uru, Daisuke Shinagawa