Bantu Syntax
Michael Diercks, Vicki Carstens
February 2020 

In this overview we trace the development of research on the syntax of Bantu languages, emphasizing some themes that have had significant impact on generative syntactic theory: agreement, word order phenomena, and the question of Case. We also provide (briefer) descriptions of additional topics that have engaged researchers, including A’ phenomena and the topography of focus and topic in Bantu. 

Format:	[ pdf ]
Reference:	lingbuzz/003902 (please use that when you cite this article)
Published in:	under review for The Oxford Guide to the Bantu Languages
keywords:	agreement, inversion, case, focus, topic, applicatives, object marking, syntax
previous versions:	v3 [November 2018] v2 [March 2018] v1 [February 2018]
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