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- ItemThe semantics and morphology of deverbal nominals in Tshivenda(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12) Tshishonga, Vhengani Dorah; Du Plessis, J. A.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of African Languages.ENGLISH SUMMARY: In Tshivenda deverbatives in class 1 may appear with a number of complements and or adjuncts such as noun phrases and locatives. Morphological structure of these nouns can be established as well as the possible contribution of the various deverbative affixes to the meaning of the derived noun. The predicate argument structure of the verb from which the deverbative noun is derived is also looked at. The nouns in class 3 which are derived from verbs usually appear with the nominal suffix or nominalizer [-01] which controls the internal argument of the verb from which the noun is derived. On the other hand the prefix [mu-] refers to two different processes which denote the result of the action or the event brought about by the presence of a certain verb. The result refers to something which happen because of an action or event and such result may include a variety of nouns. In all the various noun classes dealt with in this study, i.e. classes 5, 7, 9, 11, 14 and 20, the suffix [-0] controls the internal argument and mostly refer to inanimate things whereas the suffix [-i] controls the external argument and mostly refer to animate beings.