The Language-families of Africa
Title | The Language-families of Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Alice Werner |
Publisher | |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 1915 |
Genre | Africa |
ISBN |
The Language Families Of Africa
Title | The Language Families Of Africa PDF eBook |
Author | A Werner |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 2018-08-10 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0429868340 |
Published in 1925, this introduction provides an accessible account of language families in Africa. Covering the five families of African languages: the Sudan family, the Bantu family, the Hamitic family, the Bushman family and the Semitic family, it provides a detailed study of the languages, phonetics and linguistic content. The book will be of use to anyone interested in the history and development of human speech.
African Languages
Title | African Languages PDF eBook |
Author | Bernd Heine |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 2000-08-03 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9780521666299 |
This book is an introduction to African languages and linguistics, covering typology, structure and sociolinguistics. The twelve chapters are written by a team of fifteen eminent Africanists, and their topics include the four major language groupings (Niger-Congo, Nilo-Saharan, Afroasiatic and Khoisan), the core areas of modern theoretical linguistics (phonology, morphology, syntax), typology, sociolinguistics, comparative linguistics, and language, history and society. Basic concepts and terminology are explained for undergraduates and non-specialist readers, but each chapter also provides an overview of the state of the art in its field, and as such will be referred to also by more advanced students and general linguists. The book brings this range of material together in accessible form for anyone wishing to learn more about this challenging and fascinating field.
The Languages of Africa
Title | The Languages of Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Harold Greenberg |
Publisher | |
Pages | 490 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | African languages |
ISBN |
Diversity in African languages
Title | Diversity in African languages PDF eBook |
Author | Doris L. Payne |
Publisher | Language Science Press |
Pages | 604 |
Release | 2016-12-31 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3946234704 |
Diversity in African Languages contains a selection of revised papers from the 46th Annual Conference on African Linguistics, held at the University of Oregon. Most chapters focus on single languages, addressing diverse aspects of their phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, information structure, or historical development. These chapters represent nine different genera: Mande, Gur, Kwa, Edoid, Bantu, Nilotic, Gumuzic, Cushitic, and Omotic. Other chapters investigate a mix of languages and families, moving from typological issues to sociolinguistic and inter-ethnic factors that affect language and accent switching. Some chapters are primarily descriptive, while others push forward the theoretical understanding of tone, semantic problems, discourse related structures, and other linguistic systems. The papers on Bantu languages reflect something of the internal richness and continued fascination of the family for linguists, as well as maturation of research on the family. The distribution of other papers highlights the need for intensified research into all the language families of Africa, including basic documentation, in order to comprehend linguistic diversities and convergences across the continent. In this regard, the chapter on Daats’íin (Gumuzic) stands out as the first-ever published article on this hitherto unknown and endangered language found in the Ethiopian-Sudanese border lands.
The Oxford Handbook of African Languages
Title | The Oxford Handbook of African Languages PDF eBook |
Author | Rainer Vossen |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 1104 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 0199609896 |
Une source inconnue indique : "This book provides a comprehensive overview of current research in African languages, drawing on insights from anthropological linguistics, typology, historical and comparative linguistics, and sociolinguistics. It covers a wide range of topics, from grammatical sketches of individual languages to sociocultural and extralinguistic issues."
Language and Development in Africa
Title | Language and Development in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Ekkehard Wolff |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 375 |
Release | 2016-05-26 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1107088550 |
This volume explores the central role of language across all aspects of public and private life in Africa.