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Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 536
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The Journal of West African Languages
Author:
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Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 536
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Linguistics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Jack Berry
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3111562522
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3111562522
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
Constitution for a Nation of Nations
Author: Fasil Nahum
Publisher: The Red Sea Press
ISBN: 9781569020517
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The first book to be published on the Ethiopian constitution which was established in 1994, it deals with the intricacies of federalism and the unfolding of democracy in a country that since pre-Christian times was run as a feudal state.
Publisher: The Red Sea Press
ISBN: 9781569020517
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The first book to be published on the Ethiopian constitution which was established in 1994, it deals with the intricacies of federalism and the unfolding of democracy in a country that since pre-Christian times was run as a feudal state.
Unwritten Testimonies of the African Past
Author: Stanisław Piłaszewicz
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Publisher:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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African Languages
Author: Bernd Heine
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521666299
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521666299
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
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.
Herero Ecology
Author: Rajmund Ohly
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Category : Ethnoecology
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Category : Ethnoecology
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Globalization and Language Vitality
Author: Cécile B. Vigouroux
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441170731
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
This book discusses the effects of globalization on languages in Africa. In contrast to previous studies, the contributors examine whether or not globalization is affecting African languages in the same ways and at the same rate in different countries, and how local experiences of language change vary from place to place. Rather than seeing English as the 'killer language' par excellence, the contributors probe ways in which languages are being used side by side to complement each other in some contexts while competing against European colonial languages in others. The result is a diverse canvas of language vitality in the African context, including matters of endangerment and loss, through the lense of globalization in its various interpretations. This book is a must read for students and researchers interested in language change and death and in the fate of European languages in the rest of the world.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441170731
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
This book discusses the effects of globalization on languages in Africa. In contrast to previous studies, the contributors examine whether or not globalization is affecting African languages in the same ways and at the same rate in different countries, and how local experiences of language change vary from place to place. Rather than seeing English as the 'killer language' par excellence, the contributors probe ways in which languages are being used side by side to complement each other in some contexts while competing against European colonial languages in others. The result is a diverse canvas of language vitality in the African context, including matters of endangerment and loss, through the lense of globalization in its various interpretations. This book is a must read for students and researchers interested in language change and death and in the fate of European languages in the rest of the world.
An Introduction to the Legal History of Ethiopia, 1434-1974
Author: ʼAbarā Ǧambaré
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This is the first English-language overview of the history of Ethiopian law. It describes the main features of its unique development on the basis of indigenous customary law and Roman-Byzantine legal traditions. The study also pays attention to the codification of laws and modernization of the judicial system undertaken in the reign of Emperor Haile Sellassie (1930-1974), and to matters of procedural and court justice. Throughout, topics and areas for further research are identified.
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This is the first English-language overview of the history of Ethiopian law. It describes the main features of its unique development on the basis of indigenous customary law and Roman-Byzantine legal traditions. The study also pays attention to the codification of laws and modernization of the judicial system undertaken in the reign of Emperor Haile Sellassie (1930-1974), and to matters of procedural and court justice. Throughout, topics and areas for further research are identified.
Romance of Digi Diaz
Author: Krisagbedo
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Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Publisher:
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Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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The Making of a Mixed Language
Author: Maarten Mous
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027252483
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
The Mbugu (or Ma'á) language (Tanzania) is one of the few genuine mixed languages, reputedly combining Bantu grammar with Cushitic vocabulary. In fact the people speak two languages: one mixed and one closely related to the Bantu language Pare. This book is the first comprehensive description of these languages. It shows that these two languages share one grammar while their lexicon is parallel. In the distant past the people shifted from a Cushitic to a Bantu language and in the process rebuilt a language of their own that expresses their separate ethnic identity in a Bantu environment. This linguistic history is explained in the context of the intricate history of the people. The discussion of the processes that were involved in the formation of Ma'a/Mbugu is extremely relevant for both creole studies and for contact linguistics in general.
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027252483
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
The Mbugu (or Ma'á) language (Tanzania) is one of the few genuine mixed languages, reputedly combining Bantu grammar with Cushitic vocabulary. In fact the people speak two languages: one mixed and one closely related to the Bantu language Pare. This book is the first comprehensive description of these languages. It shows that these two languages share one grammar while their lexicon is parallel. In the distant past the people shifted from a Cushitic to a Bantu language and in the process rebuilt a language of their own that expresses their separate ethnic identity in a Bantu environment. This linguistic history is explained in the context of the intricate history of the people. The discussion of the processes that were involved in the formation of Ma'a/Mbugu is extremely relevant for both creole studies and for contact linguistics in general.