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    The Noun Phrase in Awngi
    (Addis Ababa University, 1984-06) Mengistu Taddesse; Manahlot Demissie
    This thesis attempts to examine the syntactic structures of the noun phrase in Awngi. The ~aper contains three chapters including the conclusion. Chapter 1 explains the background work of the thesis which involves a description about the lcgew people, the Agew language and its classificat ion, studies on Awngi and the purpose of the study. Chapter 2 discusses the noun phrase in Awngi. In so doing, methods of identifying l.wngi noun phrases and the internal structure of the ~oun phrase, the distribution of the constituents, external distribution and functions of the noun phrase in j,wngi have been presented. Chapter 3 deals with a summary of the major points discussed in the thesis. Awngi is an inflectional language. 1 Any syntactic analysis may not be clearly discussed without an attempt of its morpho~ogical categories. Hence, a brief description of the noun morphology (gender, number and case inflections) has been appended to help readers understand the various inflectional elements in the thesis.