Volume 3 of African Languages includes articles originally published in 1977, written in French and English on educational, literary, cultural, historical and socio-linguistic aspects of language in Africa, as well as descriptive and comparative studies. Among others there are chapters on the national language issue in Africa (Akan in Ghana), a socio-linguistic case study of the Hausa language in Nigeria and assimiliation and lexical coinages in Igbo.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-09-27
Mått:156 x 234 x 11 mm
Vikt:470 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Linguistic Surveys of Africa
Antal sidor:166
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138099449

Utforska kategorier

Språkvetenskap och lingvistik inom Språk och ordböcker

Innehållsförteckning

1. It, in Iraqw: An Analysis of the Object-Selector Series of the Iraqw Verb 2. Abstraction and Precision in Kongo Ethical Terminology 3. The National Language Issue in Africa: The Case for Akan in Ghana 4. Past Tense Formation in (Oru)Hayua 5. Notes d'Introduction à L'Anthroponymie Hunde 6. Notes on Assimiliation, Elision, and Lexical Coinages in Igbo 7. Language Imposition: Sociolinguistic Case Study of the Hausa Language in Nigeria 8. Inside the Proverbs: A Sociolinguistic Approach 9. Short Note on the Polyglotta Africana: A Few More Words in 'Eregba'