基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2003. Purpose of this volume is to provide a set of descriptive and typological statements about Bantu, statements which, however, will be theoretically informed.
Full Description
Providing descriptive and typological information about the Bantu languages of southern Africa, this volume brings together a set of expert contributors and is divided into two parts: linguistics areas, including phonology, morphology, syntax and historical linguistics, and secondly, the many hundreds of Bantu languages themselves.
Contents
1. IntroductionPart A2. Sounds of Bantu3. Phonology4. Tonology5. Derivational Morphology6. Tense and Aspect7. Noun Classes8. Syntax9. Historical Linguistics10. Towards a Historical Classification of the Bantu Languages11. Grammaticalization12. Contact Languages13. AcquistitionPart B14. Grassfields Bantu15. Basaa (A43)16. Nen (A44)17. Kpa (A53)18. Makaa (A83)19. The Bantu Languages of the Forest20. The B30 Language Group21. Babole (C101)22. Lega (D25)23. Bila (D32)24. Kilimanjaro Bantu (E60 and E74)25. The Interlacustrine Zone (Zone J)26. Rufiji-Ruvuma (N10, P10-20)27. Makhuwa (P30)28. Western Savanna (K, R)29. Herero (R31)30. Zone S31. A Classification of the Bantu Languages