The Bantu languages

Author(s)

• Velde, Mark L. O. van de
• Bostoen, Koen A. G
• Nurse, Derek
• Philippson, Gérard

Bibliographic Information

The Bantu languages

edited by Mark Van de Velde ... [et al.]

（Routledge language family series）

Routledge, 2019

2nd ed

• : hbk

Note

Editors: Koen Bostoen, Derek Nurse, Gérard Philippson

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Written by an international team of experts, this comprehensive volume presents grammatical analyses of individual Bantu languages, comparative studies of their main phonetic, phonological and grammatical characteristics and overview chapters on their history and classification. It is estimated that some 300 to 350 million people, or one in three Africans, are Bantu speakers. Van de Velde and Bostoen bring together their linguistic expertise to produce a volume that builds on Nurse and Philippson's first edition. The Bantu Languages, 2nd edition is divided into two parts; Part 1 contains 11 comparative chapters, and Part 2 provides grammar sketches of 12 individual Bantu languages, some of which were previously undescribed. The grammar sketches follow a general template that allows for easy comparison. Thoroughly revised and updated to include more language descriptions and the latest comparative insights. New to this edition: * new chapters on syntax, tone, reconstruction and language contact * 12 new sketch grammars * thoroughly updated chapters on phonetics, aspect-tense-mood and classification * exhaustive catalogue of known languages with essential references This unique resource remains the ideal reference for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Bantu linguistics and languages. It will be of interest to researchers and anyone with an interest in historical linguistics, linguistic typology and grammatical analysis.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgements List of Contributors Abbreviations 1. Introduction Koen Bostoen & Mark Van de Velde PART 1 2. An inventoryof Bantu languages Harald Hammarstroem 3. The sounds of the Bantu languages Ian Maddieson & Bonny Sands 4. Segmental phonology Larry Hyman 5. Tone David Odden & Michael Marlo 6. Word formation Thilo Schadeberg & Koen Bostoen 7. Aspect, Tense and Mood Derek Nurse & Maud Devos 8. Nominal Morphology and Syntax Mark Van de Velde 9. Clausal morphosyntax and information structure Laura Downing & Lutz Marten 10. Reconstructing Proto Bant Koen Bostoen 11. Classifying Bantu languages Gerard Philippson & Rebecca Grollemund 12. Language contact Maarten Mous PART 2 13. Kwakum A91 Elisabeth Njantcho & Mark Van de Velde 14. Nsong B85d Joseph Koni Muluwa & Koen Bostoen 15. Pagibete C401 JeDene Reeder 16. Zimba D26 Constance Kutsch Lojenga 17. The Mara languages JE40 Lotta Aunio, Holly Robinson, Tim Roth, Oliver Stegen & John B. Walker 18. Mbugwe F34 Vera Wilhelmsen 19. Kami G36 Malin Petzell & Lotta Aunio 20. Shingazidja G44a Cedric Patin, Kassim Mohamed-Soyir & Charles W. Kisseberth 21. Vwanji G66 Helen Eaton 22. Totela K41 Thera Crane 23. Chimpotot N14 Robert Botne 24. Cuwabo P34 Rozenn Guerois Langage Index Subject Index

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Details

• NCID: BB27810964
• ISBN:
  • 9781138799677
• LCCN: 2018029329
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 788 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PL8025
  • DC23 : 496.39
  • NDC9 : 894.7
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Bantu languages
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA60788898