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A grammar of Sisaala-Pasaale
The book under review is a grammatical sketch of the Pasaale variety of Sisaala, a.k.a. Southern Sisaala. Sisaala is a cluster of lects spoken in northwestern Ghana, reaching into Burkina Faso. It belongs to the Grusi subgroup of Central Gur.
There have been a few publications on various Sisaala lects, e.g., Blass 1975, 1990; Rowland and Rowland 1965, and Rowland 1966. One of the authors of the book under review, Mike Toupin, wrote a phonological description of Sisaala-Pasaale (Toupin 1995).
Since the phonology of Pasaale was already described by Toupin 1995, the authors treat only morphology and syntax. Their corpus consists of a body of recorded texts, conversations, and elicited materials. Their description is prose-like and not following any particular formalism. According to the authors and judging by the look of some of the tables, their theoretical base is tagmemics.
There have been a few publications on various Sisaala lects, e.g., Blass 1975, 1990; Rowland and Rowland 1965, and Rowland 1966. One of the authors of the book under review, Mike Toupin, wrote a phonological description of Sisaala-Pasaale (Toupin 1995).
Since the phonology of Pasaale was already described by Toupin 1995, the authors treat only morphology and syntax. Their corpus consists of a body of recorded texts, conversations, and elicited materials. Their description is prose-like and not following any particular formalism. According to the authors and judging by the look of some of the tables, their theoretical base is tagmemics.
201 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1999
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