| A Grammar of Mbembe Contributor(s): Richter, Doris (Author) |
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ISBN: 900428382X ISBN-13: 9789004283824 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $261.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Etymology - Foreign Language Study | African Languages (see Also Swahili) |
| Dewey: 496.3 |
| Series: Grammars and Sketches of the World's Languages / Africa |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.4" W x 9.5" (2.10 lbs) 544 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Grammar of Mbembe is a description of a little studied Jukunoid language which is spoken in the borderland of Nigeria and Cameroon. Present-day structures of different dialects are described and discussed with respect to diachronic developments. It is based on extensive fieldwork, but also takes into consideration previous work on Mbembe and other Jukunoid languages. The main topics in the chapters on the noun phrase and the verb and simple sentence structures are nominal classification and number marking based on Ablaut phenomena and tone, argument structure, and serial verb constructions. The remaining chapters cover phonology, complex structures, information structure and requesting information, and other word classes. This is complemented by example texts and a word list in the appendix. |