A Grammar of Goemai Contributor(s): Hellwig, Birgit (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110238284 ISBN-13: 9783110238280 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $342.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | African Languages (see Also Swahili) - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
Dewey: 493.72 |
LCCN: 2011028399 |
Series: Mouton Grammar Library [Mgl] |
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.9" W x 9.7" (2.55 lbs) 613 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This is the first description of Goemai, a West Chadic language of Nigeria. Goemai is spoken in a language contact area, and this contact has shaped Goemai grammar to the extent that it can be considered a fairly untypical Chadic language. The grammar presents the structure of the present-day language, relates it to its diachronic sources, and adds a semantic perspective to the description. |