| Cilungu Phonology Contributor(s): Bickmore, Lee (Author) |
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ISBN: 1575865505 ISBN-13: 9781575865508 Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Informat OUR PRICE: $48.51 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2007 Annotation: Cilungu is an underrepresented language spoken in northern Zambia and Tanzania whose future is far from certain, given ongoing urbanization and the ascendancy of other regional languages. The product of over fifteen years of fieldwork, "Cilungu Phonology "presents a comprehensive description and analysis of this endangered language. Featuring a reference grammar and formal analysis of Cilungu, this volume will be a major contribution to our understanding of tonology, since several of the forty-four processes analyzed appear to be unique to the language. It also includes a discussion of morphology, both nominal and verbal. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Foreign Language Study | African Languages (see Also Swahili) |
| Dewey: 496.391 |
| LCCN: 2007032280 |
| Series: Stanford Monographs in African Languages |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.64" W x 8.94" (0.97 lbs) 532 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cilungu is an underrepresented language spoken in northern Zambia and Tanzania whose future is far from certain, given ongoing urbanization and the ascendancy of other regional languages. The product of over fifteen years of fieldwork, Cilungu Phonology presents a comprehensive description and analysis of this endangered language. Featuring a reference grammar and formal analysis of Cilungu, this volume will be a major contribution to our understanding of tonology, since several of the forty-four processes analyzed appear to be unique to the language. It also includes a discussion of morphology, both nominal and verbal. |