Languages In Africa

Author : Bernd Heine,Derek Nurse
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 44,6 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 : Edgar Gregersen,Edgar A. Gregersen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,5 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 : George Tucker Childs
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,7 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 : Ian Maddieson,Thomas J. Hinnebusch
Publisher : Africa World Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0865436320

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Language History and Linguistic Description in Africa by Ian Maddieson,Thomas J. Hinnebusch Pdf

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 : Fiona Mc Laughlin
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781441158130

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The Languages of Urban Africa by Fiona Mc Laughlin Pdf

The Languages of Urban Africa consists of a series of case studies that address four main themes. The first is the history of African urban languages. The second set focus on theoretical issues in the study of African urban languages, exploring the outcomes of intense multilingualism and also the ways in which urban dwellers form their speech communities. The volume then moves on to explore the relationship between language and identity in the urban setting. The final two case studies in the volume address the evolution of urban languages in Africa. This rich set of chapters examine languages and speech communities in ten geographically diverse African urban centres, covering almost all regions of the continent. Half involve Francophone cities, the other half, Anglophone. This exciting volume shows us what the study of urban African languages can tell us about language and about African societies in general. It is essential reading for upper level undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in sociolinguistics, especially those interested in the language of Africa.

Author : M. A. Bryan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351599672

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The Bantu Languages of Africa by M. A. Bryan Pdf

The area covered by this book, originally published in 1953, is one that has long been recognized as presenting many problems from the point of view of Bantu linguistic studies. Almost all the material set out in this present work is based on notes taken in the field, and in many cases presented completely new facts. The sources of the information used are listed at the end of the linguistic description of each of the groups of languages dealt with. Since there are so many languages to be covered it would be impracticable to give even an outline of the main features of each of them, so an outline is given of the main characteristics of each separate group. One language is used as the type for each group, for the purpose of listing examples of the nominal prefixes, verbal conjugation, and personal prefixes. Other features are illustrated from whichever language is the most suitable.

Author : Robert Needham Cust
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Africa
ISBN : OXFORD:590278594

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A Sketch of the Modern Languages of Africa by Robert Needham Cust Pdf

Author : A Werner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,5 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.

Author : Alice Werner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Africa
ISBN : UOM:39015019984056

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The Language-families of Africa by Alice Werner Pdf

Author : Elizabeth C. Zsiga,One Tlale Boyer,Ruth Kramer
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781626161535

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Languages in Africa by Elizabeth C. Zsiga,One Tlale Boyer,Ruth Kramer Pdf

People in many African communities live within a series of concentric circles when it comes to language. In a small group, a speaker uses an often unwritten and endangered mother tongue that is rarely used in school. A national indigenous language—written, widespread, sometimes used in school—surrounds it. An international language like French or English, a vestige of colonialism, carries prestige, is used in higher education, and promises mobility—and yet it will not be well known by its users. The essays in Languages in Africa explore the layers of African multilingualism as they affect language policy and education. Through case studies ranging across the continent, the contributors consider multilingualism in the classroom as well as in domains ranging from music and film to politics and figurative language. The contributors report on the widespread devaluing and even death of indigenous languages. They also investigate how poor teacher training leads to language-related failures in education. At the same time, they demonstrate that education in a mother tongue can work, linguists can use their expertise to provoke changes in language policies, and linguistic creativity thrives in these multilingual communities.

Author : Rainer Vossen,Gerrit Jan Dimmendaal
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1104 pages
File Size : 51,5 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 : Michael Mann,David Dalby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351611596

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A Thesaurus of African Languages by Michael Mann,David Dalby Pdf

Originally published in 1987, this thesaurus is concerned with the spoken languages of Africa. Languages are grouped into a relatively large number of sets and subsets within which the relationship of languages to one another is locally apparent and uncontroversial. The volume presents the languages in classified order with notes on each language, their variant names and immediate classification, and reference to the sources consulted. One section offers an exhaustive list of the languages spoken as home languages by local communities in each state, together with details of languages widely used for inter-group communication, given official recognition, or used in education or the media. There are brief phonological analyses of a broad sample of some 20 African languages and a comprehensive bibliography and language index to the whole work

Author : Birgit Brock-Utne,Ingse Skattum
Publisher : Symposium Books Ltd
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781873927175

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Languages and Education in Africa by Birgit Brock-Utne,Ingse Skattum Pdf

The theme of this book cuts across disciplines. Contributors to this volume are specialized in education and especially classroom research as well as in linguistics, most being transdisciplinary themselves. Around 65 sub-Saharan languages figure in this volume as research objects: as means of instruction, in connection with teacher training, language policy, lexical development, harmonization efforts, information technology, oral literature and deaf communities. The co-existence of these African languages with English, French and Arabic is examined as well. This wide range of languages and subjects builds on recent field work, giving new empirical evidence from 17 countries: Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, as well as to transnational matters like the harmonization of African transborder languages. As the Editors – a Norwegian social scientist and a Norwegian linguist, both working in Africa – have wanted to give room for African voices, the majority of contributions to this volume come from Africa.

Author : Ericka A. Albaugh,Kathryn Michelle De Luna
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780190657543

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Tracing Language Movement in Africa by Ericka A. Albaugh,Kathryn Michelle De Luna Pdf

Many disciplines study language movement and change in Africa, but they rarely interact. Here, eighteen scholars from a range of disciplines explore differing conceptions of language movement in Africa through empirical case studies.

Author : Ayọ Bamgboṣe
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 3825847756

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Language and Exclusion by Ayọ Bamgboṣe Pdf

Language is a critical factor in nation-building, and in a continent such as Africa, where language groups do not necessarily correspond with national boundaries, it is potentially contentious as well. Ayo Bamgbose's new book focuses on the problem of language exclusion, whereby certain languages -- and groups -- are omitted from language policies, particularly in countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Originally based on a series of lectures given in South Africa, the individual chapters largely preserve the original style of presentation. Consequently, the book is readable, and a valuable introduction to some of the more important issues in African sociolinguistics. The book makes special reference to the language situation in post-apartheid South Africa. The appendices provide access to some of the most important documents on language policies such as the Organization of African Unity's Language Plan of Action For Africa (1986), the language provisions in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of South Africa (1996), and the Barcelona Universal Declaration on Linguistics Rights.