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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.

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.