African Languages/langues Africaines - Volume 3 1977

Volume 3 of African Languages includes articles originally published in 1977, written in French and English on educational, literary, cultural, historical and socio-linguistic aspects of language in Africa, as well as descriptive and comparative studies. Among others there are chapters on the national language issue in Africa (Akan in Ghana), a socio-linguistic case study of the Hausa language in Nigeria and assimiliation and lexical coinages in Igbo.

List of contents

1. It, in Iraqw: An Analysis of the Object-Selector Series of the Iraqw Verb 2. Abstraction and Precision in Kongo Ethical Terminology 3. The National Language Issue in Africa: The Case for Akan in Ghana 4. Past Tense Formation in (Oru)Hayua 5. Notes d'Introduction à L'Anthroponymie Hunde 6. Notes on Assimiliation, Elision, and Lexical Coinages in Igbo 7. Language Imposition: Sociolinguistic Case Study of the Hausa Language in Nigeria 8. Inside the Proverbs: A Sociolinguistic Approach 9. Short Note on the Polyglotta Africana: A Few More Words in 'Eregba'

Summary

Volume 3 of African Languages includes articles originally published in 1977, written in French and English on educational, literary, cultural, historical and socio-linguistic aspects of language in Africa, as well as descriptive and comparative studies. Among others there are chapters on the national language issue in Africa (Akan in Ghana), a socio-linguistic case study of the Hausa language in Nigeria and assimiliation and lexical coinages in Igbo.

Product details

• Authors: P Ak& Nwachukwu, P. Ak¿j¿obi Nwachukwu, P. Akujuobi Nwachukwu, P. Akụjụobi Nwachukwu
• Assisted by: P. Akụjụobi Nwachukwu (Editor), P. Aku.Ju. Obi Nwachukwu (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781138099517
• ISBN: 978-1-138-09951-7
• No. of pages: 166
• Series: Linguistic Surveys of Africa
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Linguistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Regional Geography