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Cilungu Phonology
Lee Bickmore
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Description for Cilungu Phonology
Paperback. 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. This book presents a comprehensive description and analysis of this endangered language. It also includes a discussion of morphology, both nominal and verbal. Num Pages: 532 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2HCB; CFH; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 730.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
Number of Pages
532
Place of Publication
Stanford, United States
ISBN
9781575865508
SKU
V9781575865508
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About Lee Bickmore
Lee Bickmore is associate professor in the Department of Anthropology and its program in linguistics and cognitive science at the University at Albany.
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