Nigeria

One of three referenced texts in Rebecca’s dissertation. Included in the dissertation as an appendix.

This project focused on answering the question: “What is the distribution of verb forms in narrative discourse?”

I explore evidence for semantic cohesion and semantic assignment criteria to U̱t‑Maꞌin noun class pairings, the distribution of loanwords semantic regularities, and the distribution of verbal nouns throughout the noun classes.

Working alongside local speakers of Pipero to develop a writing system and language materials.

Complex morphology and agreement patterns within the NP and beyond.

A presentation and defense of my MA thesis — The noun class system of u̱t‑Maꞌin, a West Kainji language of Northwestern Nigeria .

A first look at the u̱t-Ma’in noun class system: noun affixes and agreement morphology. Includes preliminary insight regarding semantic criteria that are active in the morphological system.

A comprehensive overview of the noun class system of u̱t‑Maꞌin including the morphosyntax of the noun phrase and the use of both prefixes and suffixes on nouns and agreement targets. Targets include noun phrase modifiers, but not verbal indexation.

A presentation of preliminary research on the use of nominal forms in u̱t‑Maꞌin auxiliary constructions.

Handwritten field notes from the elicitation of the SIL comparative African wordlist in u̱t‑MaꞌRor (1700 words).