new books syntax new holland academic graphics object positions benuekwa papers workshop leiden university edited rosemarie dechaine victor manfredi pb xii 253 pp isbn 905569 031 7 hil publications 4 publication date august 1997 papers presented niger congo syntax semantics workshop 7 june 1994 pdf sample article available web request price nlg 40 approx 20 excl pp information mail hag nl http www hag nl abstract ever since greenberg 1963 classification niger congo largest africa four language families relationship kwa benue congo branches remained puzzling historical linguists contrast past decade seen emerging consensus several aspects grammatical typology benue kwa area includes major west african languages c0k e1n c8w e8 yor f9b e1 c8do cc gbo well whole bantu group central eastern southern africa twelve papers explore unity diversity benue kwa investigating issues syntax objects verb serialization verb extensions light verbs object agreement object shift double object half contributors speak languages study work principlesand parameters tradition generative grammar including recent perspectives minimalism antisymmetry papers sugges innovations theories accommodate african data much appears first time holland academic graphics po box 53292 2505 ag hague netherlands phone 31 70 448 0203 fax 31 70 448 0177 http www hag nl