Grammar rules for the isiZulu complex verb.
The isiZulu verb is known for its morphological complexity, which is a subject of on-going linguistics research, as well as for prospects of computational use, such as controlled natural language interfaces, machine translation and spellcheckers. To this end, we seek to answer the question as to wha...
| Publicado en: | Southern African Linguistics & Applied Language Studies Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 183 - 201 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2017
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