Lexico-Phonological Comparative Analysis of Selected Dialects of the Meru-Tharaka Group (Hardcover, New edition)

This study is an investigation into the comparative phonology and lexicon of six barely-known Bantu varieties spoken in Kenya. These varieties (Imenti, Igoji, Tharaka, Mwimbi, Muthambi and Chuka) belong to the so-called Meru group. The study develops a new classification of these six dialects. Therefore, a dialectological approach is used, which includes the analysis of wordlists and lists of short phrases elicited in the field. From the data, isoglosses and similarities concerning morpho-phonological processes are drawn. The results show in which respects the dialects differ from each other. Thus, the present work contributes to comparative Bantu linguistics.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Schriften Zur Afrikanistik - Research in African Studies, 23
Release date:	December 2014
First published:	2015
Authors:	Fridah Kanana Erastus
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	350
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-60376-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech) Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Specific skills > Speaking / pronunciation skills > General
LSN:	3-631-60376-2
Barcode:	9783631603765

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!