Die morfologie van werkwoordkategoriee
Kruger, Willem Jacobus
The problem of the subject is treated in chapter 1,
Terms like 'verb' , 'verb categories' , 'mood', 'tense' , etc.
are clarified. The known divisions of verb categories in
Sotho are supplied. This is followed by a discussion of
the methodology. Throughout the whole thesis the three
Sotho languages, i.e. Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho and
Tswana, are treated on a comparative basis.
The main categories A-F that have been established,
are discussed in chapters 2-7. The next step is to ascertain which of the established sub-categories may be incorporated in their structures. By doing so the complete
morphological sticucture of each main catcgory may be determined,
analised and compared. The characteristic morphological
and tone-morphological characteristics of each
category is then summarised at the end of these chapters.
In chapter 8 the proposed categorical system of Sotho is summarised as follows:
Six main categories, i.e. A, B, C, D, E and f with nine
sub-categories viz,. (a), (b); (i), (ii); 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
The sub-categories are mutually combineable and also combine
with the main categories to form the complete verbal
system of Sotho. After the complete tone system had been
supplied, the outstanding morphological differences between
the three languages are discussed in brief. With reference
to a paradigm of verb categories, the verbal system of
Sotho is consequently given.
Summary in English
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