| A Grammar of Bangime Contributor(s): Heath, Jeffrey (Author), Hantgan, Abbie (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110557495 ISBN-13: 9783110557497 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $178.59 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Series: Mouton Grammar Library [Mgl] |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.9" W x 9.6" (1.90 lbs) 496 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spoken only in a cul-de-sac valley in Dogon country in east-central Mali, Bangime is the most enigmatic language isolate in the whole of interior West Africa. It is apparently a Basque-like survival of a formerly widespread language family, now boxed into this small valley by the expansion of Niger-Congo languages (Dogon, Bozo, Mande) on all sides. This book brings out the full glory of its grammar, especially its 3-level tone system. |
Contributor Bio(s): Heath, Jeffrey: - Jeffrey Heath, University of Michigan, USA; Abbie Hantgan, School of Oriental and African Studies, United Kingdom. |