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1;Acknowledgements;6 2;Table of contents;8 3;List of tables, figures and maps;13 4;Abbreviations and conventions;16 5;Chapter 1. Introduction;20 5.1;1. The Goemai language and its speakers;20 5.1.1;1.1. Linguistic classification and history of documentation;20 5.1.2;1.2. Historical and sociolinguistic background;23 5.2;2. The fieldwork setting;26 5.3;3. Language profile;27 5.3.1;3.1. Typological sketch;27 5.3.2;3.2. Diachronic origins;33 5.4;4. Structure of the grammar;35 6;Chapter 2. Phonology and tonology;36 6.1;1. Phonemes, tonemes and orthography;36 6.1.1;1.1. Consonants;386.1.2;1.2. Secondary articulation;47 6.1.3;1.3. Vowels;50 6.1.4;1.4. Tones;61 6.1.5;1.5. A note on the orthography;71 6.2;2. Syllables, morphemes and words;73 6.2.1;2.1. Segmental processes;73 6.2.2;2.2. Suprasegmental processes;81 6.3;3. Clauses;82 6.4;4. Summary;84 7;Chapter 3. Nouns and the noun phrase;86 7.1;1. Noun phrase;86 7.2;2. Nouns;89 7.2.1;2.1. Common nouns: Nominal number;90 7.2.2;2.2. Common nouns: Noun classification;97 7.2.3;2.3. Names and titles;103 7.2.4;2.4. Personal pronouns;106 7.2.5;2.5. Diminutive;116 7.3;3. Conjoining nouns and noun phrases;118 7.3.1;3.1. Complex nominal heads;118 7.3.2;3.2. Coordinated noun phrases;125 7.4;4. Nominalization;131 7.4.1;4.1. Nominalization of verbs;131 7.4.1.1;4.1.1. Zero nominalization;131 7.4.1.2;4.1.2. B nominalization;135 7.4.1.3;4.1.3. Ny- nominalization;137 7.4.1.4;4.1.4. Noun-verb nominalization;138 7.4.1.5;4.1.5. Summary and discussion;139 7.4.2;4.2. Modifying construction;141 7.4.3;4.3. Nominalization of verb phrases;151 7.4.3.1;4.3.1. Participle nominalization;151 7.4.3.2;4.3.2. Action nominalization;153 7.4.4;4.4. Nominalization of clauses;154 7.4.4.1;4.4.1. Clausal nominalization;154 7.4.4.2;4.4.2. Manner / locative nominalization;157 7.5;5. Other elements of the noun phrase;159 7.5.1;5.1. Quantifier;160 7.5.2;5.2. Associative plural;162 7.5.3;5.3. Specific-indefinite article;164 7.5.4;5.4. Demonstratives;169 7.5.5;5.5. Locative anaphor;178 7.5.6;5.6. Definite article;181 7.6;6. Summary;184 8;Chapter 4. Verbs and the verb phrase;187 8.1;1. Verbs and the verb phrase: An overview;187 8.1.1;1.1. Identifying verbs and the verb phrase;187 8.1.2;1.2. Verb morphology;191 8.1.3;1.3. Verb semantics;196 8.2;2. Argument structure and lexical aspect;199 8.2.1;2.1. A Chadic perspective;200 8.2.2;2.2. Argument structure;202 8.2.3;2.3. Lexical aspect;209 8.3;3. Argument