The Languages and Linguistics of Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Languages and Linguistics of Africa write by Tom Güldemann. This book was released on 2018-09-10. The Languages and Linguistics of Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
An Introduction to African Languages
An Introduction to African Languages - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Introduction to African Languages write by G. Tucker Childs. This book was released on 2003-12-19. An Introduction to African Languages available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
The Language-families of Africa
The Language-families of Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Language-families of Africa write by Alice Werner. This book was released on 1915. The Language-families of Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Languages of Urban Africa
The Languages of Urban Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Languages of Urban Africa write by Fiona Mc Laughlin. This book was released on 2011-10-27. The Languages of Urban Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
The Languages and Linguistics of Africa
The Languages and Linguistics of Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Languages and Linguistics of Africa write by Tom Güldemann. This book was released on 2018-09-10. The Languages and Linguistics of Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
