02922nam 2200589 a 450 991014097840332120240516070918.01-283-12828-4978661312828790-272-8722-8(CKB)2670000000094726(OCoLC)733732831(CaPaEBR)ebrary10475910(SSID)ssj0000830813(PQKBManifestationID)12320889(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000830813(PQKBWorkID)10821552(PQKB)11621839(MiAaPQ)EBC711404(Au-PeEL)EBL711404(CaPaEBR)ebr10475910(CaONFJC)MIL312828(OCoLC)731646693(EXLCZ)99267000000009472620110201d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHistorical linguistics and the comparative study of African languages /Gerrit J. Dimmendaal1st ed.Amsterdam ;Philadelphia John Benjamins Pub. Co.20111 online resource (439 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph90-272-1178-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. The comparative method -- pt. 2. The linguistic manifestation of contact -- pt. 3. Studying language change in a wider context.This advanced historical linguistics course book deals with the historical and comparative study of African languages. The first part functions as an elementary introduction to the comparative method, involving the establishment of lexical and grammatical cognates, the reconstruction of their historical development, techniques for the subclassification of related languages, and the use of language-internal evidence, more specifically the application of internal reconstruction. Part II addresses language contact phenomena and the status of language in a wider, cultural-historical and ecological context. Part III deals with the relationship between comparative linguistics and other disciplines. In this rich course book, the author presents valuable views on a number of issues in the comparative study of African languages, more specifically concerning genetic diversity on the African continent, the status of pidginised and creolised languages, language mixing, and grammaticalisation.African languagesGrammar, ComparativeHistorical linguisticsAfrican languagesGrammar, Comparative.Historical linguistics.496Dimmendaal Gerrit Jan523101MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910140978403321Historical linguistics and the comparative study of African languages828012UNINA