An International Bibliography of African Lexicons

An International Bibliography of African Lexicons
Author: Melvin K. Hendrix
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 382
Release: 1982
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780810814783

Contains 3,500 entries, representing almost 700 African languages and over 200 dialects, spanning over 400 years of African lexicographical writing and research.

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1028
Release: 1907
Genre: Antiquarian booksellers
ISBN:

A Study of the Kanuri Language

A Study of the Kanuri Language
Author: Johannes Lukas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2017-09-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781138098275

Originally published in 1937, this book is a practical manual of Kanuri which will be of use to both the layman and the linguist. This analysis makes it clear that kanuri is a tone-language and the author urges the reader to observe the tone-system of the language so that the accidence can be fully understood, as grammatical tone sometimes forms an integral part of it. As this is a practical study, a practical orthography has been chosen - i. e one that uses only letters that are absolutely necessary. This system improved Kanuri orthography, as it was based on scientific principles.

A Grammar of Makary Kotoko

A Grammar of Makary Kotoko
Author: Sean Allison
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2020-06-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9004422676

In A Grammar of Makary Kotoko, Sean Allison provides a thorough description and analysis of Makary Kotoko - a Central Chadic language of Cameroon, framing the discussion within R.M.W. Dixon’s (2010a, 2010b, 2012) Basic Linguistic Theory. Working with an extensive corpus of recorded texts supplemented by interactions with native speakers of the language, the author provides the first full grammar of a Kotoko language. The detailed analysis of the phonology, morphology, syntax, and discourse features of Makary Kotoko is from a functional/typological perspective. Being based on a large number of oral texts, the analysis provides an example-rich description showing the range of variation of the constructions presented while giving insights into Kotoko culture.