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The cradle of language [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rudolf Botha, Chris Knight
| The cradle of language [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rudolf Botha, Chris Knight |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (417 p.) |
| Disciplina | 409.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BothaRudolf P
KnightChris <1942-> |
| Collana | Studies in the evolution of language |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Origin
Historical linguistics - Africa Anthropological linguistics - Africa Sociolinguistics - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-26861-9
9786612268618 0-19-156767-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; List of figures; List of tables; List of plates; List of maps; List of abbreviations; Notes on the contributors; 1. Introduction: perspectives on the evolution of language in Africa; 2. Earliest personal ornaments and their significance for the origin of language debate; 3. Reading the artifacts: gleaning language skills from the Middle Stone Age in southern Africa; 4. Red ochre, body painting, and language: interpreting the Blombos ochre; 5. Theoretical underpinnings of inferences about language evolution: the syntax used at Blombos Cave
6. Fossil cues to the evolution of speech7. Evidence against a genetic-based revolution in language 50,000 years ago; 8. A "language-free" explanation for differences between the European Middle and Upper Paleolithic Record; 9. Diversity in languages, genes, and the language faculty; 10. How varied typologically are the languages of Africa?; 11. What click languages can and can't tell us about language origins; 12. Social origins: sharing, exchange, kinship; 13. As well as words: Congo Pygmy hunting, mimicry, and play 14. Sexual selection models for the emergence of symbolic communication: why they should be reversed15. Language, ochre, and the rule of law; References; Index; Contents: The Prehistory of Language |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454862503321 |
| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Geographical typology and linguistic areas [[electronic resource] ] : with special reference to Africa / / edited by Osamu Hieda, Christa König, Hirosi Nakagawa
| Geographical typology and linguistic areas [[electronic resource] ] : with special reference to Africa / / edited by Osamu Hieda, Christa König, Hirosi Nakagawa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
| Disciplina | 409.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HiedaOsamu <1951->
KönigChrista NakagawaHiroshi <1955-> |
| Collana | Tokyo University of foreign studies (TUFS) studies in linguistics |
| Soggetto topico | Typology (Linguistics) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-49730-0
9786613592538 90-272-7395-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Geographical Typology and Linguistic Areas; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Contents; Message from the President; Center for Corpus-based Linguistics and Language Education; Introduction; References; Areal Features and Linguistic Areas; 1. Preamble; 2. Macro-areas, and their features; 3. Some widespread mechanisms of contact-induced change; 4. Convergence zones and mechanisms of areal diffusion: an Amazonian example; 4.1. Backdrop: Amazonian versus Andine linguistic types; 4.2. The Multilingual Vaupés River Basin as a low-tier linguistic area
4.3. Parallel grammaticalization: the comparative construction 4.4. Developing evidentials: different mechanisms, similar results; 5. To conclude; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; References; Areas of Grammaticalization and Geographical Typology; 1. Introduction; 1.1. On sprachbunds (linguistic areas); 1.2. Grammaticalization areas; 2. A micro-area of grammaticalization; 3. An areal typology of reflexive markers in Africa; 3.1. Types and sources of reflexive markers; 3.2. The noun channel; 3.3. From noun to functional category: Grammaticalization; 3.4. Discussion; 3.5. Areal distribution 4. Discussion: Reanalyzing sprachbunds 5. Conclusions; Abbreviations; References; Case Marking and Linguistic Geography; 1. Introduction; 2. Case studies: Cushitic languages; 2.1. Accusative languages; 2.2. Marked Nominative languages; 3. Diachronic observations; 4. Conclusions; Abbreviations; References; Can Ethiopian Languages be Considered Languages in the African Linguistic Area? The Case of Highland East Cushitic, particularly Sidaama and Kambaata; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature Review; 3. Should HEC Languages be Considered as Languages in the African Linguistic Area? 3.1. African Properties in HEC Languages 3.2. Challenges to the Quantitative Approach to Defining Linguistic Areas; 4. Conclusion; References; Proto-Bantu and Proto-Niger-Congo: Macroareal Typology and Linguistic Reconstruction; 1. Bantu and Niger-Congo in their macro-areal context; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. The Macro-Sudan belt; 1.3. The Bantu spread zone; 2. Towards the early typology of the Bantu clause; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The early verb stem structure of Bantu; 2.3. The early predicate structure of Bantu; 3. Towards the role of Bantu for the reconstruction of Niger-Congo; Abreviations References Explaining Convergence and the Formation of Linguistic Areas; 1. Introduction; 2. Definitions of linguistic areas; 3. What is convergence?; 4. Inferred and attributable meanings; 5. Am emergence scenario for linguistic areas; References; Is Kumam a Creole Language?-A Mechanism of Linguistic Convergence in the Southern Lwo Area; 1. Introduction; 2. Morphosyntactic convergence in the southern Lwo area; 2.1. Development of nominal prefixes; 2.2. Development of tense morphemes; 2.3. Development of the verbal system in Kumam; 3. Concluding remarks; Abbreviations; References The Continuum of Languages in West Tanzania Bantu |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457198303321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Geographical typology and linguistic areas [[electronic resource] ] : with special reference to Africa / / edited by Osamu Hieda, Christa König, Hirosi Nakagawa
| Geographical typology and linguistic areas [[electronic resource] ] : with special reference to Africa / / edited by Osamu Hieda, Christa König, Hirosi Nakagawa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
| Disciplina | 409.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HiedaOsamu <1951->
KönigChrista NakagawaHiroshi <1955-> |
| Collana | Tokyo University of foreign studies (TUFS) studies in linguistics |
| Soggetto topico | Typology (Linguistics) |
| ISBN |
1-280-49730-0
9786613592538 90-272-7395-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Geographical Typology and Linguistic Areas; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Contents; Message from the President; Center for Corpus-based Linguistics and Language Education; Introduction; References; Areal Features and Linguistic Areas; 1. Preamble; 2. Macro-areas, and their features; 3. Some widespread mechanisms of contact-induced change; 4. Convergence zones and mechanisms of areal diffusion: an Amazonian example; 4.1. Backdrop: Amazonian versus Andine linguistic types; 4.2. The Multilingual Vaupés River Basin as a low-tier linguistic area
4.3. Parallel grammaticalization: the comparative construction 4.4. Developing evidentials: different mechanisms, similar results; 5. To conclude; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; References; Areas of Grammaticalization and Geographical Typology; 1. Introduction; 1.1. On sprachbunds (linguistic areas); 1.2. Grammaticalization areas; 2. A micro-area of grammaticalization; 3. An areal typology of reflexive markers in Africa; 3.1. Types and sources of reflexive markers; 3.2. The noun channel; 3.3. From noun to functional category: Grammaticalization; 3.4. Discussion; 3.5. Areal distribution 4. Discussion: Reanalyzing sprachbunds 5. Conclusions; Abbreviations; References; Case Marking and Linguistic Geography; 1. Introduction; 2. Case studies: Cushitic languages; 2.1. Accusative languages; 2.2. Marked Nominative languages; 3. Diachronic observations; 4. Conclusions; Abbreviations; References; Can Ethiopian Languages be Considered Languages in the African Linguistic Area? The Case of Highland East Cushitic, particularly Sidaama and Kambaata; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature Review; 3. Should HEC Languages be Considered as Languages in the African Linguistic Area? 3.1. African Properties in HEC Languages 3.2. Challenges to the Quantitative Approach to Defining Linguistic Areas; 4. Conclusion; References; Proto-Bantu and Proto-Niger-Congo: Macroareal Typology and Linguistic Reconstruction; 1. Bantu and Niger-Congo in their macro-areal context; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. The Macro-Sudan belt; 1.3. The Bantu spread zone; 2. Towards the early typology of the Bantu clause; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The early verb stem structure of Bantu; 2.3. The early predicate structure of Bantu; 3. Towards the role of Bantu for the reconstruction of Niger-Congo; Abreviations References Explaining Convergence and the Formation of Linguistic Areas; 1. Introduction; 2. Definitions of linguistic areas; 3. What is convergence?; 4. Inferred and attributable meanings; 5. Am emergence scenario for linguistic areas; References; Is Kumam a Creole Language?-A Mechanism of Linguistic Convergence in the Southern Lwo Area; 1. Introduction; 2. Morphosyntactic convergence in the southern Lwo area; 2.1. Development of nominal prefixes; 2.2. Development of tense morphemes; 2.3. Development of the verbal system in Kumam; 3. Concluding remarks; Abbreviations; References The Continuum of Languages in West Tanzania Bantu |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778937703321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Geographical typology and linguistic areas : with special reference to Africa / / edited by Osamu Hieda, Christa König, Hirosi Nakagawa
| Geographical typology and linguistic areas : with special reference to Africa / / edited by Osamu Hieda, Christa König, Hirosi Nakagawa |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
| Disciplina | 409.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HiedaOsamu <1951->
KönigChrista NakagawaHiroshi <1955-> |
| Collana | Tokyo University of foreign studies (TUFS) studies in linguistics |
| Soggetto topico | Typology (Linguistics) |
| ISBN |
1-280-49730-0
9786613592538 90-272-7395-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Geographical Typology and Linguistic Areas; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Contents; Message from the President; Center for Corpus-based Linguistics and Language Education; Introduction; References; Areal Features and Linguistic Areas; 1. Preamble; 2. Macro-areas, and their features; 3. Some widespread mechanisms of contact-induced change; 4. Convergence zones and mechanisms of areal diffusion: an Amazonian example; 4.1. Backdrop: Amazonian versus Andine linguistic types; 4.2. The Multilingual Vaupés River Basin as a low-tier linguistic area
4.3. Parallel grammaticalization: the comparative construction 4.4. Developing evidentials: different mechanisms, similar results; 5. To conclude; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; References; Areas of Grammaticalization and Geographical Typology; 1. Introduction; 1.1. On sprachbunds (linguistic areas); 1.2. Grammaticalization areas; 2. A micro-area of grammaticalization; 3. An areal typology of reflexive markers in Africa; 3.1. Types and sources of reflexive markers; 3.2. The noun channel; 3.3. From noun to functional category: Grammaticalization; 3.4. Discussion; 3.5. Areal distribution 4. Discussion: Reanalyzing sprachbunds 5. Conclusions; Abbreviations; References; Case Marking and Linguistic Geography; 1. Introduction; 2. Case studies: Cushitic languages; 2.1. Accusative languages; 2.2. Marked Nominative languages; 3. Diachronic observations; 4. Conclusions; Abbreviations; References; Can Ethiopian Languages be Considered Languages in the African Linguistic Area? The Case of Highland East Cushitic, particularly Sidaama and Kambaata; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature Review; 3. Should HEC Languages be Considered as Languages in the African Linguistic Area? 3.1. African Properties in HEC Languages 3.2. Challenges to the Quantitative Approach to Defining Linguistic Areas; 4. Conclusion; References; Proto-Bantu and Proto-Niger-Congo: Macroareal Typology and Linguistic Reconstruction; 1. Bantu and Niger-Congo in their macro-areal context; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. The Macro-Sudan belt; 1.3. The Bantu spread zone; 2. Towards the early typology of the Bantu clause; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The early verb stem structure of Bantu; 2.3. The early predicate structure of Bantu; 3. Towards the role of Bantu for the reconstruction of Niger-Congo; Abreviations References Explaining Convergence and the Formation of Linguistic Areas; 1. Introduction; 2. Definitions of linguistic areas; 3. What is convergence?; 4. Inferred and attributable meanings; 5. Am emergence scenario for linguistic areas; References; Is Kumam a Creole Language?-A Mechanism of Linguistic Convergence in the Southern Lwo Area; 1. Introduction; 2. Morphosyntactic convergence in the southern Lwo area; 2.1. Development of nominal prefixes; 2.2. Development of tense morphemes; 2.3. Development of the verbal system in Kumam; 3. Concluding remarks; Abbreviations; References The Continuum of Languages in West Tanzania Bantu |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807825303321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Journal of African languages and linguistics
| Journal of African languages and linguistics |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, : Walter de Gruyter |
| Disciplina | 409.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
African languages
Langues africaines Languages and linguistics Taalwetenschap Afrikaanse talen |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Soggetto non controllato | Languages and linguistics |
| ISSN | 1613-3811 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | JALL |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449250003321 |
| Berlin, : Walter de Gruyter | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Journal of African languages and linguistics / Edited by Paul Newman
| Journal of African languages and linguistics / Edited by Paul Newman |
| Edizione | [Vol. 1(apr.1979)-] |
| Descrizione fisica | Semestrale |
| Disciplina | 409.6(STORIA DELLA LINGUISTICA AFRICANA) |
| Soggetto topico | LINGUE AFRICANE |
| ISSN |
1613-3811
0167-6164 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
fre |
| Record Nr. | UNIOR-UON00084772 |
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. L'Orientale | ||
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Journal of African languages and linguistics
| Journal of African languages and linguistics |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, : Walter de Gruyter |
| Disciplina | 409.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
African languages
Langues africaines Languages and linguistics Taalwetenschap Afrikaanse talen |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Soggetto non controllato | Languages and linguistics |
| ISSN | 1613-3811 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | JALL |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996219432603316 |
| Berlin, : Walter de Gruyter | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Journal of African languages and linguistics
| Journal of African languages and linguistics |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, : Walter de Gruyter |
| Disciplina | 409.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
African languages
Langues africaines Languages and linguistics Taalwetenschap Afrikaanse talen |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Soggetto non controllato | Languages and linguistics |
| ISSN | 1613-3811 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | JALL |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910799257903321 |
| Berlin, : Walter de Gruyter | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The power of Babel : language & governance in the African experience / Ali A. & Alamin M. Mazrui
| The power of Babel : language & governance in the African experience / Ali A. & Alamin M. Mazrui |
| Autore | Mazrui, Ali Al'Amin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : J. Currey |
| Descrizione fisica | xii, 228 p. ; 25 cm |
| Disciplina | 409.6 |
| ISBN | 0852558074 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001780049707536 |
Mazrui, Ali Al'Amin
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| Oxford, England : J. Currey | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika (SUGIA) / Herausgegeben am Institut fur Afrikanistik der Universitat zu Koln ; Herausgeber: Istvan Fodor [et al.]]
| Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika (SUGIA) / Herausgegeben am Institut fur Afrikanistik der Universitat zu Koln ; Herausgeber: Istvan Fodor [et al.]] |
| Edizione | [Band 1(1979)-] |
| Descrizione fisica | Annuale |
| Disciplina | 409.6(STORIA DELLA LINGUISTICA AFRICANA) |
| Soggetto topico | LINGUE AFRICANE |
| ISSN | 0170-5946 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
fre |
| Altri titoli varianti | SUGIA |
| Record Nr. | UNIOR-UON00084987 |
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. L'Orientale | ||
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