Author : B. Kohnen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : Shilluk language
ISBN : UCAL:$B384515
Shilluk Grammar
B. Kohnen
Shilluk Grammar
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A Short Grammar of the Shilluk Language
Diedrich Westermann
Author : Diedrich Westermann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : STANFORD:36105011724312
A Short Grammar of the Shilluk Language by Diedrich Westermann Pdf
SHORT GRAMMAR OF THE SHILLUK LANGUAGE
DIEDRICH. WESTERMANN
Author : DIEDRICH. WESTERMANN
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 103368709X
SHORT GRAMMAR OF THE SHILLUK LANGUAGE by DIEDRICH. WESTERMANN Pdf
A Short Grammar of the Shilluk Language
Diedrich Westermann
Author : Diedrich Westermann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:490221851
A Short Grammar of the Shilluk Language by Diedrich Westermann Pdf
An International Bibliography of African Lexicons
Melvin K. Hendrix
Author : Melvin K. Hendrix
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0810814781
An International Bibliography of African Lexicons by Melvin K. Hendrix Pdf
Contains 3,500 entries, representing almost 700 African languages and over 200 dialects, spanning over 400 years of African lexicographical writing and research.
Grammatical gender and linguistic complexity II
Francesca Di Garbo ,Bruno Olsson ,Bernhard Wälchli
Author : Francesca Di Garbo ,Bruno Olsson ,Bernhard Wälchli
Publisher : Language Science Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783961101801
Grammatical gender and linguistic complexity II by Francesca Di Garbo ,Bruno Olsson ,Bernhard Wälchli Pdf
The many facets of grammatical gender remain one of the most fruitful areas of linguistic research, and pose fascinating questions about the origins and development of complexity in language. The present work is a two-volume collection of 13 chapters on the topic of grammatical gender seen through the prism of linguistic complexity. The contributions discuss what counts as complex and/or simple in grammatical gender systems, whether the distribution of gender systems across the world’s languages relates to the language ecology and social history of speech communities. Contributors demonstrate how the complexity of gender systems can be studied synchronically, both in individual languages and over large cross-linguistic samples, and diachronically, by exploring how gender systems change over time. Volume two consists of three chapters providing diachronic and typological case studies, followed by a final chapter discussing old and new theoretical and empirical challenges in the study of the dynamics of gender complexity. This volume is preceded by volume one, which, in addition to three chapters on the theoretical foundations of gender complexity, contains six chapters on grammatical gender and complexity in individual languages and language families of Africa, New Guinea, and South Asia.
A Grammar of Luwo
Anne Storch
Author : Anne Storch
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027269379
A Grammar of Luwo by Anne Storch Pdf
This book is a description of Luwo, a Western Nilotic language of South Sudan. Luwo is used by multilingual, dynamic communities of practice as one language among others that form individual and flexible repertoires. It is a language that serves as a means of expressing the Self, as a medium of art and self-actualization, and sometimes as a medium of writing. It is spoken in the home and in public spaces, by fairly large numbers of people who identify themselves as Luwo and as members of all kinds of other groups. In order to provide insights into these dynamic and diverse realities of Luwo, this book contains both a concise description and analysis of the linguistic features and structures of Luwo, and an approach to the anthropological linguistics of this language. The latter is presented in the form of separate chapters on possession, number, experiencer constructions, spatial orientation, perception and cognition. In all sections of this study, sociolinguistic information is provided wherever this is useful and possible, detailed information on the semantics of grammatical features and constructions is given, and discussions of theory-oriented approaches to various linguistic features of Luwo are presented.
The World Atlas of Language Structures
Martin Haspelmath,Matthew S. Dryer,David Gil,Bernard Comrie
Author : Martin Haspelmath,Matthew S. Dryer,David Gil,Bernard Comrie
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005-07-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191531248
The World Atlas of Language Structures by Martin Haspelmath,Matthew S. Dryer,David Gil,Bernard Comrie Pdf
The World Atlas of Language Structures is a book and CD combination displaying the structural properties of the world's languages. 142 world maps and numerous regional maps - all in colour - display the geographical distribution of features of pronunciation and grammar, such as number of vowels, tone systems, gender, plurals, tense, word order, and body part terminology. Each world map shows an average of 400 languages and is accompanied by a fully referenced description of the structural feature in question. The CD provides an interactive electronic version of the database which allows the reader to zoom in on or customize the maps, to display bibliographical sources, and to establish correlations between features. The book and the CD together provide an indispensable source of information for linguists and others seeking to understand human languages. The Atlas will be especially valuable for linguistic typologists, grammatical theorists, historical and comparative linguists, and for those studying a region such as Africa, Southeast Asia, North America, Australia, and Europe. It will also interest anthropologists and geographers. More than fifty authors from many different countries have collaborated to produce a work that sets new standards in comparative linguistics. No institution involved in language research can afford to be without it.
Practical Orthography of African Languages
International African Institute
Author : International African Institute
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351601375
Practical Orthography of African Languages by International African Institute Pdf
The first edition of the Practical Orthography of African Languages was a best-seller and this and the following volume re-issues the second edition, in English and French. Originally published in 1930, it provided an invaluable solution to the problem of finding a practical and uniform method of writing African languages. The volume is bound with a small pamphlet which analyses the information on the Semitic and cushitic languages of Eritrea, Ethiopia and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Related languages are grouped together into larger sections which have some linguistic significance. A further pamphlet, the Distribution of the Nilotic and Nilo-Hamitic Languages of Africa, describes the relationship between languages and dialects. For each language, data are given on locality, number of speakers, use for educational and religious purposes and the extent of vernacular literature. The linguistic material is set out in phonetic script with tone marks, though reference is made to current standard orthoraphies where these exist.
The Practice of Mission in Egypt
Tharwat Wahba
Author : Tharwat Wahba
Publisher : Langham Monographs
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781783681037
The Practice of Mission in Egypt by Tharwat Wahba Pdf
Most mission studies have focused on the work of Western missionaries going to Majority World countries, with few examining indigenous churches and their relationship with Western mission agencies in practicing mission. This book is a historical study of the relationship between the Evangelical Church in Egypt and the American Presbyterian Mission. Wahba covers from when the missionary work began in 1854 until after the departure of the Mission from Egypt in 1967, and the transfer of all the work to the Egyptian Evangelical Church. Tracing the mission work of Egyptians within Egypt and neighbouring Sudan, Wahba analyses the impact that the relationship with the American Mission had and how it determined the indigenous Church’s practice and perspective of mission.
Relational Typology
Frans Plank
Author : Frans Plank
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110848731
Relational Typology by Frans Plank Pdf
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary perspective. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert.
Copulas
Regina Pustet
Author : Regina Pustet
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003-06-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191555305
Copulas by Regina Pustet Pdf
Copulas (in English, the verb to be) are conventionally defined functionally as a means of relating elements of clause structure, especially subject and complement, and considered to be semantically empty or meaningless.They have received relatively little attention from linguists. Dr Pustet in this extensive cross-linguistic study goes some way towards correcting this neglect. In doing so she takes issue with both accepted definition and description. She presents an analysis of grammatical descriptions of over 160 languages drawn from the language families of the world. She shows that some languages have a single copula, others several, and some none at all. In a series of statistical analyses she seeks to explain why by linking the distribution of copulas to variations in lexical categorization and syntactic structure. She concludes by advancing a comprehensive theory of copularization which she relates to language classification and to theories of language change, notably grammaticalization.
A History of African Linguistics
H. Ekkehard Wolff
Author : H. Ekkehard Wolff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781108417976
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.
The Languages and Linguistics of Africa
Tom Güldemann
Author : Tom Güldemann
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 1032 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110421668
The Languages and Linguistics of Africa by Tom Güldemann Pdf
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.
World Lexicon of Grammaticalization
Tania Kouteva,Bernd Heine,Bo Hong,Haiping Long,Heiko Narrog,Seongha Rhee
Author : Tania Kouteva,Bernd Heine,Bo Hong,Haiping Long,Heiko Narrog,Seongha Rhee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 647 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107136243
World Lexicon of Grammaticalization by Tania Kouteva,Bernd Heine,Bo Hong,Haiping Long,Heiko Narrog,Seongha Rhee Pdf
Based on analysis of more than 1,000 languages, this volume reconstructs more than 500 processes of grammatical change in the languages of the world.