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    The Case System in Wolayta (GB.-Approach)
    (Addis Ababa Universiy, 1989-06) Seyum, Bekale; Marcos, Professor Habte Mariam
    This study attempts to examine and eXplain t he properties of the ease system in 'Jolayta on the basis elf the t heoretical frameworJ~ of Government and Binding ( GB ) . This theoretical framework is brieJ'ly explained in the introductory Chapter . It is shovm that the la.'1.guage has only tV/o Cases - nominative and accusative , ~0d that Case is phonetically realized in the language . The Case suffixes designating nominative and accusative, and the syntactic relationship that the noun phrases form \'lith the Case assigners are described, The manner i n \vhich both Cases are assigned in the lanGuage is also explained . Fi nally , structures of infinitival clauses , passive and raising constructions are considered in relati.on to the assignment of Case to noun phrases .