Common use of Present Study Clause in Contracts

Present Study. As a typical Bantu language, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ possesses a complex system of noun classes with an equally robust agreement system wherein the elements of a noun phrase agree with the noun class of the head noun. This agreement is evidenced in the form of noun class prefixes that are present on the head noun and on each of the elements that modify it – in Gitonga these elements can include demonstrative modifiers, adjectives, numerals, and genitive phrases. In this paper I provide an overview of these elements of the noun phrase, their agreement patterns with the head noun, and 1 Elsewhere in this study, where I make reference to a Bantu language, I indicate its classification in parentheses. The letter corresponds to the Bantu zone and the number to the sub-zone. See Nurse & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (2003) for a complete classification. their interactions with other elements of the noun phrase from a semantic and morphosyntactic standpoint. I dedicate part two to a subtype of complex noun phrases, namely genitive phrases with nominal possessors. I survey three morphologically-distinct constructions that encode genitive relations with nominal possessors in Gitonga, the agreement patterns of these constructions, and the interactions of the head noun with other elements in the genitive noun phrase.