Beyond "Khoisan" : historical relations in the Kalahari basin

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Beyond "Khoisan" : historical relations in the Kalahari basin

edited by Tom Güldemann, Anne-Maria Fehn

(Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science, ser. 4 . Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 330)

John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2014

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-323) and indexes

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Greenberg's (1954) concept of a 'Khoisan' language family, while heartily embraced by non-specialists, has been harshly criticized by linguists working on these languages. Evidence for Greenberg's hypothesis has proved to be seriously insufficient and little progress has been made in the intervening years in substantiating his claim by means of the standard comparative method. This volume goes beyond "Khoisan" in the linguistic sense by exploring a more complex history that includes multiple and widespread events of language contact in southern Africa epitomized in the areal concept 'Kalahari Basin'. The papers contained herein present new data on languages from all three relevant lineages, Tuu, Kx'a and Khoe-Kwadi, complemented by non-linguistic research from molecular and cultural anthropology. A recurrent theme is to disentangle genealogical and areal historical relations - a major challenge for historical linguistics in general. The multi-disciplinary approach reflected in this volume strengthens the hypothesis that Greenberg's "Southern African Khoisan" is better explained in terms of complex linguistic, cultural and genetic convergence.

目次

  • 1. Foreword and acknowledgments
  • 2. Abbreviations
  • 3. 'Khoisan' linguistic classification today (by Guldemann, Tom)
  • 4. PART I. Cross-areal perspectives
  • 5. Molecular anthropological perspectives on the Kalahari Basin area (by Pakendorf, Brigitte)
  • 6. 'Khoisan' sibling terminologies in historical perspective: A combined anthropological, linguistic and phylogenetic comparative approach (by Boden, Gertrud)
  • 7. Clicks, prosodies and Khoisan (by Elderkin, Edward D.)
  • 8. PART II. The Khoe-Kwadi family
  • 9. Verb serialisation in northern dialects of Khoekhoegowab: Convergence or divergence? (by Haacke, Wilfrid)
  • 10. Areal and inherited aspects of compound verbs in Khoekhoe (by Rapold, Christian J.)
  • 11. PART III. The Kx'a family
  • 12. Demonstrative and relative constructions in Ju: A diachronic account (by Lionnet, Florian)
  • 13. N!aqriaxe ( 'Amkoe) spatial terms from a genealogical and areal perspective (by Gerlach, Linda)
  • 14. 'Amkoe body part terminology in comparative perspective (by Sands, Bonny)
  • 15. PART IV. The Tuu family
  • 16. The Lower Nossob varieties of Tuu: !Ui, Taa or neither? (by Guldemann, Tom)
  • 17. Towards a genealogical classification of Taa dialects (by Naumann, Christfried)
  • 18. Master list of references
  • 19. Language (group) index
  • 20. Subject index

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB1656919X
  • ISBN
    • 9789027248497
  • LCCN
    2014013841
  • 出版国コード
    ne
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Amsterdam
  • ページ数/冊数
    xii, 331 p.
  • 大きさ
    25 cm
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