| Titre : |
African languages : an introduction |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Bernd Heine (1939-....), Auteur ; Derek Nurse, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Cambridge [Cambridgeshire - Royaume-Uni] : Cambridge University Press |
| Année de publication : |
2000 |
| Importance : |
ix, 396 p. |
| Présentation : |
ill., cartes |
| Format : |
24 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-521-66178-2 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Langues africaines
|
| Index. décimale : |
496 |
| Résumé : |
This book is an introduction to African languages and linguistics, covering typology, structure and sociolinguistics. It covers language typology, linguistic structures and sociolinguistic issues. Basic concepts are explained for undergraduates and non-specialists, but each chapter also provides an overview of the state of the art in its field |
| Note de contenu : |
Niger-Congo / Kay Williamson, Roger Blench -- Nilo-Saharan / Lionel M. Bender -- Afroasiatic / Richard J. Hayward -- Khoisan / Tom Gu?ldemann, Rainer Vossen -- Phonology / G.N. Clements -- Morphology / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- Syntax / John R. Watters -- Typology / Denis Creissels -- Comparative linguistics / Paul Newman -- Language and history / Christopher Ehret -- Language and society / H. Ekkehard Wolff |
African languages : an introduction [texte imprimé] / Bernd Heine (1939-....), Auteur ; Derek Nurse, Auteur . - Cambridge [Cambridgeshire - Royaume-Uni] (Cambridge [Cambridgeshire - Royaume-Uni]) : Cambridge University Press, 2000 . - ix, 396 p. : ill., cartes ; 24 cm. ISBN : 978-0-521-66178-2 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
Langues africaines
|
| Index. décimale : |
496 |
| Résumé : |
This book is an introduction to African languages and linguistics, covering typology, structure and sociolinguistics. It covers language typology, linguistic structures and sociolinguistic issues. Basic concepts are explained for undergraduates and non-specialists, but each chapter also provides an overview of the state of the art in its field |
| Note de contenu : |
Niger-Congo / Kay Williamson, Roger Blench -- Nilo-Saharan / Lionel M. Bender -- Afroasiatic / Richard J. Hayward -- Khoisan / Tom Gu?ldemann, Rainer Vossen -- Phonology / G.N. Clements -- Morphology / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- Syntax / John R. Watters -- Typology / Denis Creissels -- Comparative linguistics / Paul Newman -- Language and history / Christopher Ehret -- Language and society / H. Ekkehard Wolff |
|  |