African languages
Subtitle: Langues Africaines
By: Various Authors
Edition: First edition.
Series: Linguistic surveys of Africa -- Volume 23
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781315104102
Copyright date: 1975
Subjects: Languages; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES; Linguistics; Etymology; Historical & Comparative; Language and languages
Description: "Volume 1 of African Languages include articles originally published in 1975 and written in French and English on educational, literary, cultural, historical and socio-linguistic aspects of language in Africa, as well as descriptive and comparative studies. Among others there are chapters on African oral literature, the standardization of languages and education in Nigeria and a description of Shona spelling."--Provided by publisher
Notes: "First published in 1975 by International African Institute."
Table of contents: title: Chapter Language and Education Programme of the International African Institute; title: chapter Langages secrets chez les Peul : R.P. DOMINIQUE NOYE; title: chapter 'Palmo Book' : An Introduction to Pakao Expansion and Social Structure by Virtue of an Indigenous Manuscript : MATT SCHAFFER; title: chapter Jara wan Bantu : IAN MADDIESON and KAY WILLIAMSON; title: chapter La variabilitl lexicale en bantou: A. COUPEZ; title: chapter A Description of Shona Spelling: K.G. MKANGANWI; title: chapter Studies devoted to S.W. Koelle's Polyglotta Africana: list of orthographic conventions; title: chapter Jukunoid Languages in the Polyglotta Africana; title: Part II, Djuku : KIYOSHI SHIMIZU; title: chapter Programme des langues et de l'enseignement a l 'Institut Africain International 3; title: chapter Notes a!'intention des collaborateurs.