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Author : Peter Ladefoged
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521069637
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (21 download)
Download or read book A Phonetic Study of West African Languages written by Peter Ladefoged and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1968 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : P. Ladefoged
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521116237
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (162 download)
Download or read book Phonetic Study of West African Languages written by P. Ladefoged and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-16 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it was first published in 1968, this monograph was among the most important contributions to the area of phonetic research in Africa since the publication of Westermann and Ward's Practical Phonetics for Students of African Languages in 1933. Drawing from a sample of sixty-one West African languages, Dr Ladefoged offers a description of the phonetic elements that cause differences in lexical and grammatical meaning. In particular, he focuses on unusual sounds, highlighting their linguistic function and providing a detailed account of their application in the languages concerned. Supplementing Dr Ladefoged's analyses are a number of helpful diagrams and illustrations as well as two appendices and a bibliography.
Author : Peter Ladefoged
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (164 download)
Download or read book A phonetic study of West African languages written by Peter Ladefoged and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : B. Siertsema
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940117752X
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)
Download or read book A Test in Phonetics written by B. Siertsema and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If Phonetics is a comparatively recent subject for European students of foreign languages and is eyed by them with some sus picion as an invention that is meant to make their studies difficult, it is even more so with English Phonetics for African students. Have not Africans been learning English for over a century, and with good results in many cases, without giving a thought to its phonetics? Why introduce this new subject and add to the number of books they have to read and the number of examinations they have to pass before they can get their degree? Yet if the study of a foreign language is to be up to date its phonetics cannot be neglected; on the contrary, it is as important as the study of its spelling, if not more so. With the invention of radio and telephone, of gramophone and tape-recorders, the importance of the spoken word has increased immensely and it is far more essential now than it was a hundred years ago that those who learn a foreign language should learn to speak it properly. Thus a new subject has been added to the schedule of language students and teachers: the study and practice of the sounds of the language, and for the teachers also the study of how to teach these sounds.
Author : Peter Ladefoged
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (951 download)
Download or read book A Phonetic Study of West African Language written by Peter Ladefoged and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert G. Armstrong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Study of West African Languages written by Robert G. Armstrong and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : D Westermann
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317406281
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book Practical Phonetics for Students of African Languages written by D Westermann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-03 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1933, this book looks at the phonetics of African languages. It argues that a good grounding in phonetics and tone work is an indispensable preliminary to anyone embarking on a study of African language and so provides the material necessary for this in a simple form. The volume is primarily a practical manual for students of African languages but will also be an invaluable tool for students of general linguistics as a work of scientific interest. The languages observed present features of language that are very different to those found in Europe.
Author : D. Dalby
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136266577
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (362 download)
Download or read book African Language Review written by D. Dalby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sierra Leone Language Review is the African Language Journal of Fourah Bay College, the University College of Sierra Leone. The Journal is devoted to the detailed study of languages in Sierra Leone and neighbouring areas of West Africa, and also to the more general study and discussion of African languages and language-problems.
Author : Peter Ladefoged
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (97 download)
Download or read book The phonetic basic of West African languages written by Peter Ladefoged and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rose-Juliet Anyanwu
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783631577462
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (774 download)
Download or read book Fundamentals of Phonetics, Phonology and Tonology written by Rose-Juliet Anyanwu and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2008 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is, to some extent, a reference work uniting theory and description. It comprises four structured parts: Phonetics, Phonology, Tonology, and Specific African Sound Patterns. By means of concrete examples, the book describes and compares a wide range of basic and current issues and facts that are of utmost relevance for all persons working on language or linguistics as well as in related fields. The book provides core instruments needed and used in the study of phonology and phonological analyses. It discusses modern phonological theories. Phonological issues and processes, such as vowel harmony, assimilation, dissimilation, lenition, as well as fortition are explained. Prosodic topics, such as tone, stress, pitch, and intonation are considered. Issues in tonology include tonological analysis, tonal behaviour and rules. Special attention is given to specific sounds found in African languages.
Author : Carl Meinhof
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of African Languages written by Carl Meinhof and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Koen Bogers
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110866293
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)
Download or read book The Phonological Representation of Suprasegmentals written by Koen Bogers and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Samuel Gyasi Obeng
Publisher : Language Science Press
ISBN 13 : 3961102120
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (611 download)
Download or read book African linguistics across the disciplines written by Samuel Gyasi Obeng and published by Language Science Press. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the hiring of its first Africanist linguist Carleton Hodge in 1964, Indiana University’s Department of Linguistics has had a strong and continuing presence in the study of African languages and linguistics through the work of its faculty and of its graduates on the faculties of many other universities. Research on African linguistics at IU has covered some of the major language groups spoken on the African continent. Carleton Hodge’s work on Ancient Egyptian and Hausa, Paul Newman’s work on Hausa and Chadic languages, and Roxanna Ma Newman’s work on Hausa language structure and pedagogy have been some of the most important studies on Afro-Asiatic linguistics. With respect to Niger-Congo languages, the work of Charles Bird on Bambara and the Mande languages, Robert Botne’s work on Bantu structure (especially tense and aspect), Samuel Obeng and Colin Painter’s work on Ghanaian Languages (phonetics, phonology, and pragmatics), Robert Port’s studies on Swahili, and Erhard Voeltz's studies on Bantu linguistics are considered some of the most influential studies in the sub-field. On Nilo Saharan languages, the work of Tim Shopen on Songhay stands out. IU Linguistics has also forwarded theoretical work on African languages, such as John Goldsmith’s seminal research on tone in African languages. The African linguistics faculty at IU have either founded or edited important journals in African Studies, African languages, and African linguistics, including Africa Today, Studies in African Linguistics, and Journal of African Languages and Linguistics. In 1972, the Indiana University Department of Linguistics hosted the Third Annual Conference of African Linguistics. Proceedings of that conference were published by Indiana University Publications (African Series, vol. 7). In 1986, IU hosted the Seventeenth Annual Conference of African Linguistics with Paul Newman and Robert Botne editing the proceedings in a volume entitled Current Approaches to African Linguistics, vol. 5. In 2016, Indiana University hosted the 48th Annual Conference on African Linguistics with the theme African Linguistics Across the Disciplines. Proceedings of that meeting are published in this volume. The papers presented in this volume reflect the diversity of opportunities for language study in Africa. This collection of descriptive and theoretical work is the fruit of data gathering both in-country and abroad by researchers of languages spoken across the continent, from Sereer-sin in the west to Somali in the northeast to Ikalanga in the south. The range of topics in this volume is also broad, representative of the varied field work in country and abroad that inspires research in African linguistics. This collection of papers spans the disciplines of phonology (both segmental and suprasegmental), morphology (both morphophonological and morphosyntactic), syntax, semantics, and language policy. The data and analyses presented in this volume offer a cross-disciplinary view of linguistic topics from the many under-resourced languages of Africa.
Author : A Werner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429868340
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)
Download or read book The Language Families Of Africa written by A Werner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-08-10 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1925, this introduction provides an accessible account of language families in Africa. Covering the five families of African languages: the Sudan family, the Bantu family, the Hamitic family, the Bushman family and the Semitic family, it provides a detailed study of the languages, phonetics and linguistic content. The book will be of use to anyone interested in the history and development of human speech.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (311 download)
Download or read book Working Papers in Phonetics written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : G. Tucker Childs
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027295883
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to African Languages written by G. Tucker Childs and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2003-12-19 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces beginning students and non-specialists to the diversity and richness of African languages. In addition to providing a solid background to the study of African languages, the book presents linguistic phenomena not found in European languages. A goal of this book is to stimulate interest in African languages and address the question: What makes African languages so fascinating? The orientation adopted throughout the book is a descriptive one, which seeks to characterize African languages in a relatively succinct and neutral manner, and to make the facts accessible to a wide variety of readers. The author’s lengthy acquaintance with the continent and field experiences in western, eastern, and southern Africa allow for both a broad perspective and considerable depth in selected areas. The original examples are often the author’s own but also come from other sources and languages not often referenced in the literature. This text also includes a set of sound files illustrating the phenomena under discussion, be they the clicks of Khoisan, talking drums, or the ideophones (words like English lickety-split) found almost everywhere, which will make this book a valuable resource for teacher and student alike.
Author : Hugues Steve Ndinga-Koumba-Binza
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443836184
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)
Download or read book A Phonetic and Phonological Account of the Civili Vowel Duration written by Hugues Steve Ndinga-Koumba-Binza and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-14 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an experimental phonetic investigation into the vowel duration system of Civili, an indigenous language spoken in Gabon and some of its neighboring countries. Apart from providing insight into how mother-tongue speakers articulate and perceive certain vowels, it contributes significantly to the establishment of a credible orthography for this language. Speech data acquired through extensive fieldwork were analyzed acoustically to determine sound qualities, after which perception tests were administered to determine how listeners perceive vowel sounds in different environments. The findings are of significance for linguistic descriptions per se, as well as for eventual use in the field of human language technologies. This seven-chapter book is mainly intended for an expert readership and for students of phonetics and phonology.
