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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. x + 193 pages : 22 cm. Cover; The Languages of Ghana; Copyright; Contents; Chapter One Introduction; 1. Origins and purpose of the book; 2. The principles and terminology of classification; 3. The language groups of Ghana; 4. The terminology of structure; 5. The terminology of language in social life; 6. References and further reading; Chapter Two The Gur Languages; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Gur; 1.2. Language names; 1.3. Multilingualism; 1.4. Geographical distribution; 2. Language groupings; 2.1. Relationship amongst languages; 2.2. The Gur family; 2.3. The Grusi languages; 2.4. The Oti- Volta languages. 2.5. Complications3. Language characteristics; 3.1. Language samples; 3.2. Form of description; 3.3. Sound systems; 3.4. Sentence types; 3.5. Word forms; 4. Langnage use; 4.1. Inter-communication and multilingualism; 4.2. Dialect variation; 5. Language list; 6. References and further reading; Chapter Three The Volta-Comoe Languages; 1. Introduction; 2. The Central Comoe or Tano languages; 2.1. Language and dialect; 2.2. Sociolinguistic aspects; 2.3. Linguistic characteristics; 3. Guang; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Classification; 3.3. Sociolinguistic aspects; 3.4. Linguistic characteristics. 4. References and further reading Chapter Four EWE; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Name; 1.2. Area and population; 1.3. Uses; 2. Phonology; 2.1 Segments; 2.2. Basic syllable structure; 2.3. The nucleus; 2.4. First margin; 2.5. Second margin; 2.6. Tone; 2.7. Changes of syllable in context; 3. Grammar; 3.1. The sentence; 3.2. The clause; 3.3. Particles; 3.4. The Verbal Phrase; 3.5. The Nominal Phrase; 3.6. The Adverbial Phrase; 3.7. Grammatical word classes; 3.8. Lexical word classes; 4. Bibliography; Chapter Five Ga-Dangme; 1. Introduction; 2. Historical relations, and mutual intelligibility. 3. Dialect variation4. Structure; 4.1. Phonology; 4.2. Grammar; 5. Sociolinguistic aspects; 5.1. Ga and Dangme as second languages; 5.2. Second languages of Gas and Dangmes; 5.3. Status in public life; 6. References and further reading; Maps; Central-Togo languages; Chapter Six The Central-Togo Languages; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Linguistic classification; 2. Aspects of the sociolinguistic situation; 2.1. Status and use of the local languages; 2.2. Multilingualism; 3. Structural features of the Central-Togo languages; 3.1. Phonetics and phonology; 3.2. Morphology; 3.3. Syntax. 4. References and further reading Chapter Seven Mande Languages; 1. Bisa; 1.1. The Bisa People; 1.2. The Bisa language: general; 1.3. The Eisa language: characteristics; 1.4. Further reading; 2. Ligbi; 2.1. Geography; 2.2. The language; 2.3. Bibliography; Chapter Eight Other Languages used in Ghana; 1. European languages; 2. African languages; 3. References and further reading; List of contributors; Index.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. x, 181pp, index, referencestables, endpaper maps. Or green cloth in jacket. Slight rubbing to jacket. Includes chapters on each of the recognised families of languages spoken in Ghana: Gur, Volta-Comoe, Gbe, Ga-Dangma, Central-Togo and Mande. An additional chapter outlines the use of non-indigenous languages in the country. Each chapter enumerates all the Ghanian languages belonging to the family concerned, and in most cases the names of the dialects of each language. Size: 8vo. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 128 pages. Former paperbound now in library hardcover laminate rebinding and university-logo endpapers. The pages are unmarked. Papers include: The Lenis Stops of the Potou Languages and their significance for pre-Bantu reconstruction, On the Loss of Cross-Height Vowel Harmony, A Survey of Borrowed Words in Dangme.…

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1st Ed. xviii + 216pp. Original gilt lettered maroon cloth. US$37.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 100 edition. 335 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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Condition: New. For centuries, Accra, the capital of Ghana, has been a linguistic anomaly that contains 44 indigenous languages, of which most members of its population speak at least two, Using linguistic, historical, and ethnographic techniques, Dakubu explores the origins and durability of this multilingualism and how it has affected Ghanaian society. Num Pages: 240 pages, line figures, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; CFB; CFDM; CFF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490. . 1997. hardcover. . . . .…

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Tapa dura. Condition: New. AMEKA, F. K. / M. E. KROPP DAKUBU, EDS.: ASPECT AND MODALITY IN KWA LANGUAGES [HARDBACK]. AMSTERDAM, 2008, ix 335 p. , 775 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (LV-1-3) 775 gr. Libro.

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Condition: New. For centuries, Accra, the capital of Ghana, has been a linguistic anomaly that contains 44 indigenous languages, of which most members of its population speak at least two, Using linguistic, historical, and ethnographic techniques, Dakubu explores the origins and durability of this multilingualism and how it has affected Ghanaian society. Num Pages: 240 pages, line figures, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; CFB; CFDM; CFF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490. . 1997. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Ghana has played a key role in African/Western relations since medieval times. For this reason and others, Ghana has evolved into a linguistic quilt that contains forty-four indigenous languages and several exotic ones, of which most Ghanians speak at least two. Using Accra, Ghana's capital, as a microcosm, Dakubu conducts a linguistic, historical, and ethnographic investigation of the origins and durability of this multilingualism and how it has effected Ghanaiansociety. For hundreds of years, Accra, the capital of Ghana, has been a linguistic anomaly that contains forty-four indigenous languages, of which most members of its population speak at least two. Dakubu explores the origins and durability of this multilinguilism and how it has affected Ghanaian society. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

Buch. Condition: Neu. Korle Meets the Sea | A Sociolinguistic History of Accra | M. E. Kropp Dakubu (u. a.) | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 1997 | Oxford University Press | EAN 9780195060614 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Ghana has played a key role in African/Western relations since medieval times. For this reason and others, Ghana has evolved into a linguistic quilt that contains forty-four indigenous languages and several exotic ones, of which most Ghanaians speak at least two. Using Accra, Ghana's capital, as a microcosm, Dakubu conducts a linguistic, historical, and ethnographic investigation of the origins and durability of this multilingualism and how it has affected Ghanaian society.…

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