The Non-Bantu Languages of North-Eastern Africa

The Non-Bantu Languages of North-Eastern Africa
Author: A. N. Tucker
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2017-09-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1351600389

Originally published in 1956, this volume presents a survey of the non-Bantu languages in the area extending south of the Sahara from Lake Chad to the Indian Ocean, together withj those of South Africa. The arrangement is primarily linguistic, in as much as larger units which show some indisputable affinities are where possible treated contiguously. Languages in the centre of the total area are discussed first, followed by thos ein the west, north, east and finally south.

Linguistic Analyses: The Non-Bantu Languages of North-Eastern Africa

Linguistic Analyses: The Non-Bantu Languages of North-Eastern Africa
Author: M. A. Bryan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 667
Release: 2017-09-20
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1351598716

This book, originally published in 1966, deals mainly with morphemes and with grammatical and syntactic behaviour. Although some vocabulary material is contained in this volume, and some more in the Linguistic Survey of the Northern Bantu Borderland, vocabulary comparison itself plays little part. The volume presents an overall picture of the working of representative languages from each section of the Handbook and provides grammatical material which will help future students in classifying the languages to their typological as apart from their lexical features.

Linguistic Analysis

Linguistic Analysis
Author: Archibald Norman Tucker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 642
Release: 1966
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Routledge Revivals: Language in Tanzania (1980)

Routledge Revivals: Language in Tanzania (1980)
Author: Edgar C. Polomé
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2017-09-29
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1351391844

Originally published in 1980, Language in Tanzania presents a comprehensive overview of the Survey of Language Use and Language Teaching in Eastern Africa. Using extensive research carried out by an interdisciplinary group of international and local scholars, the survey also covers Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. The book represents one of the most in-depth sociolinguistic studies carried out on this region at this time. It provides basic linguistic data necessary to policy-makers, administrators, and educators, and will be of interest to those researching the formulation and execution of language policy.

The Languages and Linguistics of Africa

The Languages and Linguistics of Africa
Author: Tom Güldemann
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 1085
Release: 2018-09-10
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110421755

This innovative handbook takes a fresh look at the currently underestimated linguistic diversity of Africa, the continent with the largest number of languages in the world. It covers the major domains of linguistics, offering both a representative picture of Africa’s linguistic landscape as well as new and at times unconventional perspectives. The focus is not so much on exhaustiveness as on the fruitful relationship between African and general linguistics and the contributions the two domains can make to each other. This volume is thus intended for readers with a specific interest in African languages and also for students and scholars within the greater discipline of linguistics.

The Bantu Languages of Africa

The Bantu Languages of Africa
Author: M. A. Bryan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2017-09-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1351599674

The area covered by this book, originally published in 1953, is one that has long been recognized as presenting many problems from the point of view of Bantu linguistic studies. Almost all the material set out in this present work is based on notes taken in the field, and in many cases presented completely new facts. The sources of the information used are listed at the end of the linguistic description of each of the groups of languages dealt with. Since there are so many languages to be covered it would be impracticable to give even an outline of the main features of each of them, so an outline is given of the main characteristics of each separate group. One language is used as the type for each group, for the purpose of listing examples of the nominal prefixes, verbal conjugation, and personal prefixes. Other features are illustrated from whichever language is the most suitable.

State Crises, Globalisation and National Movements in North-East Africa

State Crises, Globalisation and National Movements in North-East Africa
Author: Asafa Jalata
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2004-08-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134276257

By identifying the critical central contradictions that are built into the politics of the Horn of Africa, this book demonstrates that the crises of the Horn states stem from their political behaviour and structural forces, such as internal social forces, and global forces that have become involved on the sides of these states without requiring accountability, the rule of law, or the implementation of, at least, 'limited democracy'. The contributors provide a deep understanding of structural and conjunctural forces that have interacted in the processes of state power; the role of intervention of global powers; and the consequent failure to build state as a public domain. The book also enriches our social scientific knowledge that is essential to develop pragmatic policy measures to address these problems.