An Introduction To African Languages

Author : George Tucker Childs
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027226067

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An Introduction to African Languages by George Tucker Childs Pdf

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 : Bernd Heine,Derek Nurse
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000-08-03
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521666295

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African Languages by Bernd Heine,Derek Nurse Pdf

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.

Author : Ngessimo M. Mutaka
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Africa
ISBN : UOM:39015050730749

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An Introduction to African Linguistics by Ngessimo M. Mutaka Pdf

Author : Carl Meinhof
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : African languages
ISBN : STANFORD:36105011638165

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An Introduction to the Study of African Languages by Carl Meinhof Pdf

Author : Kembo-Sure,Victor N. Webb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0195716817

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African Voices by Kembo-Sure,Victor N. Webb Pdf

This book focuses on the languages and linguistics of Africa. Covering the major themes that are dealt with in university courses, and making extensive use of linguistic symbols and diagrams, this is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate linguistics students in South Africa and Africa as a whole, as well as for students of African studies worldwide. Its topics include general descriptions of African languages, the nature of languages in contact and in competition, language in education, and the need for governmental intervention in linguistic issues.

Author : Edgar Gregersen,Edgar A. Gregersen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : African languages
ISBN : 0677043805

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Language in Africa by Edgar Gregersen,Edgar A. Gregersen Pdf

This book developed out of a survey course on African languages that Uriel Weinreich invited the author to teach at Columbia University. The focus of the course changed considerably in the years that the author taught the course (1964-1968), in large part to accommodate the interests of many students without a background in linguistics but registered for the course. The one thing African languages have in common, setting them off from all the other languages in the world, is the fact that they are spoken in Africa.

Author : Carl Meinhof
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : African languages
ISBN : LCCN:88953178

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An introduction to the study of African languages by Carl Meinhof Pdf

Author : Carl Meinhof
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1230339833

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An Introduction to the Study of African Languages by Carl Meinhof Pdf

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ...but I may mention one point which is perhaps relevant--in Ewe certain onomatopoetic words are given the low tone if they refer to large objects and the high if they denote small ones, e.g. gbli and goli=" round." (See Westermann, Ewe-Grammatik, p. 44.) Similarly, in telling fairy-tales, we usually speak of ogres in a deep and small animals in a high voice. Here, then, we find an indisputable connection between pitch and meaning. Of course it is based on the fact that creatures of great size have deep voices, small ones high voices, corresponding to the size of their vocal chords. I have placed before you the two distinct types of language, each having its own peculiar character. But as groups of languages belonging to these distinct types are spoken side by side in Africa, a mixture was inevitable, and so we find that pitch accent has its place in the Bantu languages along with the stress accent. It is most markedly present in those languages which, like Duala, impinge on the Sudan area, it is far less so in those subjected to Hamitic or Semitic influences. In Swahili, the "tones" have quite disappeared. In Hottentot, which we believe to be a Hamitic language pervaded by a strong Bushman element, they exist side by side with the stress accent. You will very probably ask: "Who was the discoverer of these novel and very complicated phenomena?" In answer to this I must refer once more to my old friends the missionaries. In 1857, the missionary Schlegel published his Key to the Ewe Language,1 in which, already, the " tones " are discussed; and in the same year Wallmann, Inspector of Missions, gave to the world a Nama Grammar, in which he even marked the "tones" by means of musical notes....

Author : Rainer Vossen,Gerrit Jan Dimmendaal
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1104 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780199609895

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The Oxford Handbook of African Languages by Rainer Vossen,Gerrit Jan Dimmendaal Pdf

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."

Author : H. Ekkehard Wolff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781108417976

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A History of African Linguistics by H. Ekkehard Wolff Pdf

The first global history of African linguistics as an emerging autonomous academic discipline, covering Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

Author : Carl Meinhof
Publisher : Andesite Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1375907727

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An Introduction to the Study of African Languages. Translated by A. Werner by Carl Meinhof Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Carl Friedrich Michael Meinhof
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : African languages
ISBN : LCCN:88953178

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An Introduction to the Study of African Languages by Carl Friedrich Michael Meinhof Pdf

Author : Josef J. Schmied
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:49015001385567

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English in Africa by Josef J. Schmied Pdf

Introducing the subject of English in Africa, this book examines the usage of English in education and in African literature. The range of language forms and the attitudes towards English are discussed. The author considers the influence of English on African languages.

Author : Ekkehard Wolff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107088559

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Language and Development in Africa by Ekkehard Wolff Pdf

This volume explores the central role of language across all aspects of public and private life in Africa.

Author : A Werner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429868344

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The Language Families Of Africa by A Werner Pdf

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.