Studies in Hausa language and linguistics : in honour of F.W. Parsons / / edited by Graham Furniss and Philip J. Jaggar

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (319 p.)
• Disciplina: 493.72
• Soggetto topico: Hausa language; Hausa literature - History and criticism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: FurnissGraham JaggarPhilip J. <1945-> ParsonsF. W <1908-> (Frederick William)
• Note generali: First published in 1988 by KPI Limited in association with the International African Institute.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Original Title Page""; ""Original Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""F. W. Parsons-A Biographical Sketch and List of Publications""; ""Contributors""; ""A Note on Transcription""; ""Examinees, Examiners and Examinations: The Hausa Language Requirements of the Northern Nigerian Government, 1902-62""; ""PART I: LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS""; ""The Vowels of Hausa""; ""Fonction de la diathèse dans le verbe haoussa"" ; ""Discourse-deployability and Indefinite NP-marking in Hausa: a Demonstration of the Universal 'Categoriality Hypothesis'""""Hausa and Chadic-A Reappraisal""; ""A NAg-ging Question in Hausa: Remarks on the Syntax and Semantics of the Plural Noun of Agent""; ""O Shush! An Exclamatory Construction in Hausa""; ""Augmentative Adjectives in Hausa""; ""On the Distribution of Consonants and Vowels in the Initial Syllable of Disyllabic Grade 2 Verbs in Hausa""; ""Resumptive Strategies in Hausa""; ""PART II: LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE"" ; ""Akilu Aliyu, Wordsmith: Some Aspects of the Language of his Poetry""""The Use of Linguistic Devices in Hausa Poetry""; ""The Language of Praise and Vilification: Two Poems by Muhammadu Audi of Gwandu about Abubakar, Emir of Nupe""; ""New Vocabulary and Idioms in Modern Hausa Literature""; ""Préalable to a Theory of Hausa Poetic Meter""; ""Lexical Incompatibility as a Mark of Karin Magana""; ""The Language of Hausa Riddles""; ""A Hausa Language and Linguistics Bibliography 1976-86, (including supplementary material for other years)""; ""Index""
• Titolo autorizzato: Studies in Hausa language and linguistics
• ISBN: 1-315-68343-1; 1-317-40615-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460990803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge revivals.