[PDF] An Introduction To African Languages eBook

Author : George Tucker Childs
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 16,37 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027226068

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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
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 19,37 MB
Release : 2000-08-03
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521666299

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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 : Kembo-Sure
Publisher :
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 25,16 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195716818

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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 : Rainer Vossen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1104 pages
File Size : 16,45 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0199609896

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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 : Sam O. Imbo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 15,6 MB
Release : 1998-03-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1461636507

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Organized topically rather than historically, this book provides an excellent introduction to the subject of African Philosophy. Samuel Oluoch Imbo synthesizes the ideas of key African philosophers into an accessible narrative. The author focuses on five central questions: What are the definitions of African philosophy? Is ethno-philosophy really philosophy? What are the dangers of an African philosophy that claims to be 'unique'? Can African philosophy be done in foreign languages such as English and French? Are there useful ways to make connections between African philosophy, African American philosophy, and women's studies? By making cross-disciplinary and transnational connections, Imbo stakes out an important place for African philosophy. Imbo's book is an invaluable introduction to this dynamic and growing area of study.

Author : H. Ekkehard Wolff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 21,47 MB
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1108417973

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

Author : Lisa J. Green
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 35,14 MB
Release : 2002-08-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521891387

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This authoritative introduction to African American English (AAE) is the first textbook to look at the grammar as a whole. Clearly organised, it describes patterns in the sentence structure, sound system, word formation and word use in AAE. The textbook examines topics such as education, speech events in the secular and religious world, and the use of language in literature and the media to create black images. It includes exercises to accompany each chapter and will be essential reading for students in linguistics, education, anthropology, African American studies and literature.

Author : Laura J. Downing
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 16,98 MB
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110503522

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This volume brings together two under-investigated areas of intonation typology. While tone languages make up to 70 percent of the world’s languages, only few have been explored for intonation. And even though one third of the world’s languages are spoken in Africa, and most sub-Saharan languages are tone languages, recent collections on tone and intonation typology have almost entirely ignored African languages. This book aims to fill this gap.