Historical linguistics and the comparative study of African languages /:

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 histor...

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1. Verfasser: Dimmendaal, Gerrit Jan
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2011.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xviii, 421 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-406) and index.
ISBN:9789027287229
9027287228

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