The Southern Bantu Languages

The Southern Bantu Languages
Author: Clement M. Doke
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2017-09-20
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1351598414

For the purposes of this volume, originally published in 1954, two southern zones of Bantu have been included - south of the Zambesi and east of the Kalahari. The book discusses the phonetic and morphological characteristics of these 2 zones and a classification of the groups, clusters and dialects is provided. For comparative purposes detailed information on some striking dialectical forms is given in the appendices.

Practical Phonetics for Students of African Languages

Practical Phonetics for Students of African Languages
Author: D Westermann
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2015-06-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1317406281

First published in 1933, this book looks at the phonetics of African languages. It argues that a good grounding in phonetics and tone work is an indispensable preliminary to anyone embarking on a study of African language and so provides the material necessary for this in a simple form. The volume is primarily a practical manual for students of African languages but will also be an invaluable tool for students of general linguistics as a work of scientific interest. The languages observed present features of language that are very different to those found in Europe.

The Synchronic and Diachronic Phonology of Ejectives

The Synchronic and Diachronic Phonology of Ejectives
Author: Paul D. Fallon
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2013-12-16
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1136712526

This study is the first book-length examination of ejectives and their phonological patterning, deepening the empirical understanding of ejectives and contributing to both phonological theory and to typologies of sound change.

Practical Phonetics For Students

Practical Phonetics For Students
Author: Westerman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2013-10-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1136148108

First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition

The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition
Author: Dan Isaac Slobin
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 483
Release: 2022-03-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1317785835

Extending the tradition of this series, which has become a standard reference work in language acquisition, this volume contains chapters on seven more languages, including a section on ergative languages. Languages in this volume include: Georgian; Greenlandic; K'iche Mayan; Warlpiri; Mandarin; Scandinavian and Sesotho.

Phonological Acquisition and Phonological Theory

Phonological Acquisition and Phonological Theory
Author: John Archibald
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2014-03-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1317781279

Much of the work currently conducted within the framework of Universal Grammar and language learnability focuses on the acquisition of syntax. However, the learnability issues are just as applicable to the domain of phonology. This volume is the first to gather research that assumes a sophisticated phonological framework and considers the implications of this framework for language acquisition -- both first and second. As such, this book truly deals with phonological acquisition rather than phonetic acquisition.