A Thesaurus of African Languages: A Classified and Annotated Inventory of the Spoken Languages of Africa...

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Michael Mann David Dalby

A Thesaurus of African Languages

A Classified and Annotated Inventory of the Spoken Languages of Africa With an Appendix on Their...

Michael Mann, David Dalby

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Routledge
27 September 2017

Grammar, syntax; Literature: history & criticism; Regional studies; Regional geography

Series: Linguistic Surveys of Africa

Originally published in 1987, this thesaurus is concerned with the spoken languages of Africa. Languages are grouped into a relatively large number of sets and subsets within which the relationship of languages to one another is locally apparent and uncontroversial. The volume presents the languages in classified order with notes on each language, their variant names and immediate classification, and reference to the sources consulted. One section offers an exhaustive list of the languages spoken as home languages by local communities in each state, together with details of languages widely used for inter-group communication, given official recognition, or used in education or the media. There are brief phonological analyses of a broad sample of some 20 African languages and a comprehensive bibliography and language index to the whole work

Edited by: Michael Mann, David Dalby
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 210mm,
Weight: 1.065kg
ISBN: 9781138066762
ISBN 10: 1138066761
Series: Linguistic Surveys of Africa
Pages: 338
Publication Date: 27 September 2017
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. Inventory of African Languages 3. The Languages of African States 4. Writing African Languages 5. Documentation 6. Index