【语言学类问题：（构词法）InEnglish,theideaofpossessioncanbemarkedbyaninflectionalsuffix(-’s)onthenounrepresentingthe‘possessor’,placedbeforethenounthatis‘possessed’(asinJohn’scar).Otherlanguagesworkd】

　　语言学类问题：（构词法）

　　InEnglish,theideaofpossessioncanbemarkedbyaninflectionalsuffix(-’s)onthenounrepresentingthe‘possessor’,placedbeforethenounthatis‘possessed’(asinJohn’scar).Otherlanguagesworkdifferently.ThedatabelowarefromaWestAfricanlanguagecalledBasari,spokeninGhana.Studythemanddothetwotasksthatfollow.(10%)

　　(A)(a)(‘chief’)uboti

　　(b)(‘wife’)unimpu

　　(c)(‘farm’)kusaau

　　(B)(a)(‘aman’schief’)uninjabotiu

　　(b)(‘aman’swife’)uninjanimpuu

　　(c)(‘onewife’)unimpuubo

　　(d)(‘thisman’sonewife’)uninja-neenimpuuubo

　　(e)(‘onefarm’)kusaaukubo

　　(f)(‘aman’sfarm’)uninjasaaku

　　(g)(‘aman’sonefarm’)uninjasaakukubo

　　(h)(‘oneman’sfarm’)uninjaubosaaku

　　Tasks:(1)Describehow‘possession’isexpressedintheseBasariexamples.

　　(2)IftheBasariwordfor‘mortar’iskukuntuu,thenhowwouldyoutranslateuninja-neenimpuukuntuuku?