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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
John Benjamins Pub Co
Publication date
June 15, 2011
Pages
421
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9789027211798
ISBN-10
9027211795
Dimensions
1 by 6.75 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.90 lbs.
Original list price
$54.00
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: This advanced historical linguistics course book deals with the historical and comparative study of African languages. The first part functions as an elementary introduction to the comparative method, involving the establishment of lexical and grammatical cognates, the reconstruction of their historical development, techniques for the subclassification of related languages, and the use of language-internal evidence, more specifically the application of internal reconstruction. Part II addresses language contact phenomena and the status of language in a wider, cultural-historical and ecological context. Part III deals with the relationship between comparative linguistics and other disciplines. In this rich course book, the author presents valuable views on a number of issues in the comparative study of African languages, more specifically concerning genetic diversity on the African continent, the status of pidginised and creolised languages, language mixing, and grammaticalisation.
Editions
Hardcover
from John Benjamins Pub Co (June 15, 2011)
9789027211781 | details & prices | 421 pages | 7.25 × 10.00 × 1.25 in. | 2.30 lbs | List price $158.00
Paperback
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from John Benjamins Pub Co (June 15, 2011)
9789027211798 | details & prices | 421 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.90 lbs | List price $54.00
About: This advanced historical linguistics course book deals with the historical and comparative study of African languages.
About: This advanced historical linguistics course book deals with the historical and comparative study of African languages.
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