A r t i c l e s

MODINI, Paul: A Historical-functional View of Ergative Coref erence, p. 113
KRUPA, Viktor: Compositional Schemes for Story Initials in Marquesan Legends, 126.
GÁLIK,Marián: Metamorphosis in Modern Chinese Intellectual (and Philosophical) Consciousness: Musing over its „Coming to Be“, p. 132
MÚCKA, Ján: L'Aspect satirique des proses de Nguyen Cong Hoan, p. 146
KOPCAN, Vojtech: Türkische Briefe und Urkunden zur Geschichte des Eyalet Nové Zámky.V, p. 154
CHMIEL, Juraj: Czechoslovak Armaments Industry and the Italo-Ethiopian Conflict, p. 170
SKALNÍK, Petr: Rawling's 'Revolution in Ghana: Countrywide and District Levels, p.190

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FINKEL, C.: The Administration of Warfare: The Ottoman Military Campaign in Hungary, 1593-1606. By Vojtech Kopcan, p. 211
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NAFZIGER, E. Wayne: Inequality in Africa: Political Elites, Proletariat, Peasants and the Poor. By Ján Voderadský, p. 217
ZÚBKOVÁ-BERTONCINI, Elena: Outline of Swahili Literature. Prose Fiction and Drama. By Viera Pawliková-Vilhanová, p. 219
HARRISON, Christopher: France and Islam in West Africa, 1860-1960. By Ján Voderadský, p. 220
MARTIN, Susan: Palm Oil and Protest: An Economic History of the Ngwa Region, South-Eastern Nigeria, 1800-1980. By Ján Voderadský, p. 221
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ABSTRACTS

A HISTORICAL-FUNCIONAL VIEWOF ERGATIVE COREFERENCE

Paul MODINI, Sydney

It is shown that ergative coreference is part of the grammar of clause coordination of certain languages
That have retained a basically segmental means of expression of theme and rheme. In certain languages that derive from ergative original-protolanguages and which have lost this basically segmental means, switch-reference occurs. The phenomenon of the „preponderant ergative construction“ (Modini 1989c) is a charecteristic of some languages with ergative coreference. Data from American, Australian, Austronesian, Papuan, Sino-Tibetan and Uralic-Altaic languages in particular are examined. Indonesian is the subject of special scrutiny, it being shown to have basically segmental markers of theme and rheme.

COMPOSITIONAL SCHEMES FOR STORY INITIALS IN MARQUESAN LEGENDS

Viktor KRUPA, Bratislava

This paper deals with the characteristics of some structural features of traditional Marquesan narratives. Attention has been limited to the initial formulas. While time characteristics occur very seldom and are hazy, the location of the story is specified in more detail.

METAMORPHOSIS IN MODERN CHINESE INTELLECTUAL (AND PHILOSOPHICAL) CONSCIOUSNESS: MUSINGS OVER ITS „COMING TO BE“

Marián GÁLIK, Bratislava

The aim of this paper is to point out some theoretical and practical aspects of modern Chinese intellectual history and philosophy between the end of the nineteenth century and the 1980s. Works by Wang Guowei, Lu Xun, Mao Dun, Qu Q iubai and Liang Shuming are analysed as examples.

L'ASPECT SATIRIQUE DES PROSES DE NGUYEN CONG HOAN

Ján MÚCKA, Bratislava

L'étude porte sur les éléments satiriques dans les proses choisies de Nguyen Cong Hoan qui ne se laissa influencer dans son ceuvre littéraire par aucune idéologie et tout ce qu'il écrivait, il le faisait en toute connaissance et conscience de choses. De par ce fait son ceuvre de caractère satirique acquiert une valeur universelle.

TÜRKISCHE BRIEFE UND URKUNDEN ZUR GESCHICHTE DES EYALET NOVÉ ZÁMKY. V

Vojtech KOPCAN, Bratislava

Einleitend bietet der Autor einen Überblick der Geschichte des Städtchens Hlohovec (tür. Galgofça, ung. Galgócz, deut. Freystadt) in den Jahren 1663-1685, in denen dieses dem osmanischen Statthalter in Nové Zámky Steure entrichtete. Weiter veröffentlicht er einen Brief des Großwesirs Köprülüzade Fazil Ahmed Pascha (1663), in dem das Städtchen aufgefordert wird sich zu unterwerfen und drei Briefe von Salih Aga, dem Sekretär des Pascha Mustafa von Nové Zámky an den Bürgermeister von Hlohovec in Fragen der Entrichtung von Steuern Geschenken und weiteren Dienstleistungen aus dem Jahre 1676.

THE CZECHOSLOVAK ARMAMENTS INDUSTRY AND THE ITALO-ETHIOPIAN CONFLICT

Juraj CHMIEL, Bratislava

The study is concerned with a lesser-known aspect of Czechoslovak pre-Munich foreign policy-Czechoslovak-Ethiopian relations in connection with Czechoslovak minition factories on the eve and at the time of the outbreak of the Italo-Ethiopian conflict. The focus of the study is an analysis of the activity of the arms factories Zbrojovka Brno, Škoda Pilsen and Sellier and Bellot, against the background of Czechoslovak foreign policy.
The author shows that in view of the situation then prevailing in Central Europe, the interests of the CSR and its consequent efforts at not antagonizing Italy, the Czechoslovak Government, by its policy of neutrality, in fact stood up against the interests of Ethiopia.

RAWLINGS' 'REVOLUTION' IN GHANA: COUNTRYWIDE AND DISTRICT LEVELS

Peter SKALNÍK, Prague

A study based on field research done in Ghana in July-August 1986 attempts to examine the effects of the „31st December Revolution“ of 1981 on various segments of Ghana's population. The research revealed an apparent gap between the country-wide interpretation of what the revolution means versus that of the district-level interpretation. The result is an alienation of the tribal chiefs and people from the CDRs (Committees for the Defence of the Revolution), and ensuing apathy as far as mobilization for development is concerned.