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This project investigates the versification of Bantu languages, focusing on the role of penultimate lengthening in poetic structures. By analyzing Chewa poetry and comparing it with other Bantu languages, it aims to enhance understanding of Bantu poetic traditions and their historical connections.
In Bantu studies, versification has rarely been investigated.
Except in the rare cases where a metrical theory was already locally established, the Bantu poetic traditions have been described as having only approximate verse patterns, not regular enough to be metres.
Moreover, the scarce attention given to Bantu versification has prevented any attempt at a comparative investigation of their history.
This project aims at filling all these gaps.
The research will focus on a subset of Bantu languag…
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