Language and History in Africa
Author | : David Dalby |
Publisher | : Frank Cass Publishers |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : David Dalby |
Publisher | : Frank Cass Publishers |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
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Author | : Ian Maddieson |
Publisher | : Africa World Press |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780865436329 |
For more than a quarter of a century the Annual conference on African Linguistics (ACAL) has provided a lively forum for the confrontation of ideas on theoretical linguistics with descriptive data on African languages.
Author | : Gerrit J. Dimmendaal |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 441 |
Release | : 2011-06-08 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9027287228 |
This advanced historical linguistics course book deals with the historical and comparative study of African languages. The first part functions as an elementary introduction to the comparative method, involving the establishment of lexical and grammatical cognates, the reconstruction of their historical development, techniques for the subclassification of related languages, and the use of language-internal evidence, more specifically the application of internal reconstruction. Part II addresses language contact phenomena and the status of language in a wider, cultural-historical and ecological context. Part III deals with the relationship between comparative linguistics and other disciplines. In this rich course book, the author presents valuable views on a number of issues in the comparative study of African languages, more specifically concerning genetic diversity on the African continent, the status of pidginised and creolised languages, language mixing, and grammaticalisation.
Author | : H. Ekkehard Wolff |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 2019-06-13 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 1108417973 |
The first global history of African linguistics as an emerging autonomous academic discipline, covering Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.
Author | : Tom Güldemann |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 1180 |
Release | : 2018-09-10 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3110421755 |
This innovative handbook takes a fresh look at the currently underestimated linguistic diversity of Africa, the continent with the largest number of languages in the world. It covers the major domains of linguistics, offering both a representative picture of Africa’s linguistic landscape as well as new and at times unconventional perspectives. The focus is not so much on exhaustiveness as on the fruitful relationship between African and general linguistics and the contributions the two domains can make to each other. This volume is thus intended for readers with a specific interest in African languages and also for students and scholars within the greater discipline of linguistics.
Author | : Kevin Shillington |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 2018-08-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1137524812 |
This fourth edition of this best-selling core history textbook offers a richly illustrated, single volume, narrative introduction to African history, from a hugely respected authority in the field. The market-leading range of illustrated material from prior editions is now further improved, featuring not only additional and redrawn maps and a refreshed selection of photographs, but the addition of full colour to make these even more instructive, evocative and attractive. Already hugely popular on introductory African History courses, the book has been widely praised for its engaging and readable style, and is unrivalled in scope, both geographically and chronologically – while many competitors limit themselves to certain regions or eras, Shillington chronicles the entire continent, from prehistory right up to the present day. For this new edition, both content and layout have been thoroughly refreshed and restructured to make this wealth of material easily navigable, and even more appealing to students unfamiliar with the subject. New to this Edition: - Now in full colour with fresh new design - Part structure and part intros added to help navigation - New and improved online resources include a new testbank, interactive timelines, lecturer slides, debates In African history, essay questions and further readings - Revised and updated in light of recent research
Author | : G. Tucker Childs |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2003-12-19 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9027295883 |
This book introduces beginning students and non-specialists to the diversity and richness of African languages. In addition to providing a solid background to the study of African languages, the book presents linguistic phenomena not found in European languages. A goal of this book is to stimulate interest in African languages and address the question: What makes African languages so fascinating? The orientation adopted throughout the book is a descriptive one, which seeks to characterize African languages in a relatively succinct and neutral manner, and to make the facts accessible to a wide variety of readers. The author’s lengthy acquaintance with the continent and field experiences in western, eastern, and southern Africa allow for both a broad perspective and considerable depth in selected areas. The original examples are often the author’s own but also come from other sources and languages not often referenced in the literature. This text also includes a set of sound files illustrating the phenomena under discussion, be they the clicks of Khoisan, talking drums, or the ideophones (words like English lickety-split) found almost everywhere, which will make this book a valuable resource for teacher and student alike.
Author | : Derek Nurse |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2017-06-10 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1512821667 |
"As an introduction to how the history of an African society can be reconstructed from largely nonliterate sources, and to the Swahili in particular, . . . a model work."—International Journal of African Historical Studies
Author | : Tom Güldemann |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 1032 |
Release | : 2018-09-10 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3110421666 |
This innovative handbook takes a fresh look at the currently underestimated linguistic diversity of Africa, the continent with the largest number of languages in the world. It covers the major domains of linguistics, offering both a representative picture of Africa’s linguistic landscape as well as new and at times unconventional perspectives. The focus is not so much on exhaustiveness as on the fruitful relationship between African and general linguistics and the contributions the two domains can make to each other. This volume is thus intended for readers with a specific interest in African languages and also for students and scholars within the greater discipline of linguistics.
Author | : Kathryn M. de Luna |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2018-06-27 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 3319910361 |
This volume proposes a supplemental approach to interdisciplinary historical reconstructions that draw on archaeological and linguistic data. The introduction lays out the supplemental approach, situating it in the broader context of similar interdisciplinary research methods in other world regions. Reflecting the arguments of the volume and its goal to document the process rather than the outcome of interdisciplinary collaboration, the volume is organized into two two-chapter case studies. Within each case study, the non-specialist develops an historical interpretation using their own research findings and published data from the other discipline.This chapter is followed by critical commentary from the specialist, a dialogue clarifying the commentary and specialists’ methods, and a second short historical interpretation that deploys insights from the supplemental approach. The conclusion reflects on the challenges of disciplinary conventions to interdisciplinary research and the contribution of the supplemental approach to efforts to know the history of oral societies in Africa and beyond