Download or read book Dictionary of Languages written by Andrew Dalby and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-28 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the political, social and historical background of each language, Dictionary of Languages offers a unique insight into human culture and communication. Every language with official status is included, as well as all those that have a written literature and 175 'minor' languages with special historical or anthropological interest. We see how, with the rapidly increasing uniformity of our culture as media's influence spreads, more languages have become extinct or are under threat of extinction. The text is highlighted by maps and charts of scripts, while proverbs, anecdotes and quotations reveal the features that make a language unique.

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Download or read book Doing Conceptual History in Africa written by Axel Fleisch and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employing an innovative methodological toolkit, Doing Conceptual History in Africa provides a refreshingly broad and interdisciplinary approach to African historical studies. The studies assembled here focus on the complex role of language in Africa’s historical development, with a particular emphasis on pragmatics and semantics. From precolonial dynamics of wealth and poverty to the conceptual foundations of nationalist movements, each contribution strikes a balance between the local and the global, engaging with a distinctively African intellectual tradition while analyzing the regional and global contexts in which categories like “work,” “marriage,” and “land” take shape.

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Download or read book Language Use and Social Change written by Wilfred Whiteley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The social implications of multilingualism is a field of study on whcih systematic research began only in the second half of the 20th century in Africa. This book, originally published in 1971, contains papers which concentrate on East Africa but it also discusses theoretical problems and methods arising from socio-linguistic studies outside the African field. These include studies on national languages and languages of wider communication in developing nations; the communication role of languages in multilingual societies; and social and cognitive aspects of bilingualism.

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Download or read book Linguistic Survey of the Northern Bantu Borderland written by Malcolm Guthrie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The northern limit of the Bantu languages is one of the important linguistic boundaries of Africa and this and the subsequent 3 volumes provide an invaluable resource which delimits the frontier. Since a number of the languages investigated had not hitherto been recorded, while with others the published information was inadquate and confused the Linguistic Survey of the Northern Bantu Borderland can justifiably be described as a pioneering study. This volume consists of demographic information together with maps and tabulated indications of the affinities of the languages.

Download or read book Routledge Revivals Language in Tanzania 1980 written by Edgar C. Polomé and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1980, Language in Tanzania presents a comprehensive overview of the Survey of Language Use and Language Teaching in Eastern Africa. Using extensive research carried out by an interdisciplinary group of international and local scholars, the survey also covers Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. The book represents one of the most in-depth sociolinguistic studies carried out on this region at this time. It provides basic linguistic data necessary to policy-makers, administrators, and educators, and will be of interest to those researching the formulation and execution of language policy.

Download or read book The Complete Dictionary of Guosa Language 2Nd Revised Edition written by Igbineweka Alex G. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about breaking new grounds in the world zonal lingua franca.

Download or read book A Dictionary with Notes on the Grammar of the Mashona Language Commonly Called Chiswina written by St. Augustine's Mission (Penhalonga, South Africa) and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Uganda written by Joseph Kasule and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-06-22 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uganda is one of the most fascinating countries in Africa. Situated in the middle of the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa, it is home to diverse flora and fauna. Little wonder Winston Churchill famously named it “the Pearl of Africa”. Neighbored by South Sudan, DRC, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda, Uganda claims the source of the River Nile and a larger share of Victoria, Africa’s largest lake. Uganda’s capital, Kampala is famous for hosting many international conferences and summits including the 2007 Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting. Uganda is witnessing rapid development, overseen by Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Museveni who has served as president since 1986, making him the longest serving leader in Uganda. Museveni came to power on the backdrop of a 5-year guerilla struggle that toppled the regimes of Milton Obote and the military junta of Tito Okello Lutwa. Historical Dictionary of Uganda, Second Edition, covers the history of Uganda using a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and a bibliography. The dictionary section covers many entries on politics, economy, foreign affairs, religion, society, culture, and important personalities. The book provides a quick access for researchers, students, tourists, and anyone interesting in learning about Uganda.

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Download or read book The English Way of Learning Chinese written by Fei Matheson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features:Ìصã:- This is a bilingual book for learning Chinese Mandarin and English.Õâ±¾ÊéÊÇÕë¶ÔѧϰººÓïºÍÓ¢ÓïµÄÅóÓÑÃǶø±àÐ'µÄ.- Suitable for people of any age for independent study or as a classroom aid.Êʺϸ÷¸öѧÁä¶ÎµÄÈËÊ¿×Ôѧ»ò¿ÎÌyÌѧ.- Suitable for beginner or intermediate level people.ÊʺÏ[3]õ¼¶»òÖм¶Ë®Æ½µÄÈËʿѧϰ.- A brief introduction to China and the real Chinese culture.Äú»áÁ˽⵽ÖÐ úµÄ¼ò½éºÍÖÐ úµÄ'«Í[3]Ï°Ëס£- Chinese words are written in English with tone indications, so correct pronunciation isassured.ÓÃÓ¢Óïµ¥'ʼÓ×¢Éùµ÷'úÌ溺×Ö·¢Òô£¬È·±£ººÓï·¢Òô׼ȷ.- Short lessons of two to ten minutes in length are also presented on the CDs to assistlearning Chinese or English.ÿһ¶Î¿Î[3]̺ÍÒô¿ØÖÆÔÚ2µ½10·ÖÖÓÄÚ£¬Ê ÄúÔÚ×î¶ÌµÄʱ¼äÀïѧ»áººÓï»òÓ¢Óï.- Extensive range of topics to suit different needs (total forty-three Lessons). ã·ºµÄÌâÄÊʺϻͬµÄÐèÇó(Ò» 43¿Î).- Multiple responses to common questions.¶Ô[3]£ÓaÄÎʾä¸øÓë¶àÖÖµÄ'ð¸'.- See family photos that connect topics in the lessons.¸ù¾Ý̸Â۵Ļ°ÌâåÈëÁËһЩ¼ÒÍ¥ÕÕƬ.- Useful everyday spoken Chinese Mandarin and English.È«¿Ê ÓÃÆÕͨ»°ºÍÓ¢ÓïÈÕ[3]£¿ÚÓï.- Self-assessment exercises with most of the lessons (including answers).¿ÎºóÓкܶàÁ·Ï°¢¸½ÓÐ'ð°¸.- Exercise including translation of English to Chinese and Chinese to English with sentences giving the opposite meaning.Á·Ï°ÀïÓÐ3ÖÖÐÎʽ£º°ÑÓ¢ÎÄ·­Òë[3]ÉÖÐÎÄ£¬°ÑÖÐÎÄ·­Òë[3]ÉÓ¢ÎÄ£¬°Ñ¾ä×ÓÐ'[3]ÉÏà·'µÄÒâ˼.- Tattoos of common Chinese characters with correct English meaning.×îºó¸½ÓÐ×î¼Ñºº×ÖÎÆÉíºÍÓ¢Óï½âÊÍ.- This book will stand you in good stead when you are living, working, studying, doing business, adopting Chinese children, visiting or travelling in a Chinese or an Englishspeakingenvironment.µ±ÄúÔÚÒ»¸ö˵ººÓï»òÕßÓ¢ÓïµÄ»·¾[3]ÀïÉú»î, ¤×÷£¬Ñ§Ï°, ¾­ÉÌ, ÊÕÑøÖÐ úº¢×Ó, ̽Ç×·ÃÓÑ»òÕßÂÃÓÎʱ,Õâ±¾Ê齫»áÅÉÉÏÓò¡.

Download or read book The numeral system of Proto Niger Congo written by Konstantin Pozdniakov and published by Language Science Press. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book proposes the reconstruction of the Proto-Niger-Congo numeral system. The emphasis is placed on providing an exhaustive account of the distribution of forms by families, groups, and branches. The big data bases used for this purpose open prospects for both working with the distribution of words that do exist and with the distribution of gaps in postulated cognates. The distribution of filled cells and gaps is a useful tool for reconstruction. Following an introduction in the first chapter, the second chapter of this book is devoted to the study of various uses of noun class markers in numeral terms. The third chapter deals with the alignment by analogy in numeral systems. Chapter 4 offers a step-by-step reconstruction of number systems of the proto-languages underlying each of the twelve major NC families, on the basis of the step-by-step-reconstruction of numerals within each family. Chapter 5 deals with the reconstruction of the Proto-Niger-Congo numeral system on the basis of the step-by-step-reconstructions offered in Chapter 4. Chapter 6 traces the history of the numerals of Proto-Niger-Congo, reconstructed in Chapter 5, in each individual family of languages.

Download or read book Dictionary of Portuguese Loanwords in the Languages of Sub Saharan Africa written by Sergio Baldi and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-10-16 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main purpose of this dictionary is twofold. On the one hand, it provides the scholar of African studies with a tool to identify the possible Portuguese origin of terms present in African languages and, on the other, it offers those who are interested in Portuguese culture an overview of the presence of its lexicon in African languages. No doubt the Portuguese were among the first Europeans to explore the world outside of Europe, and as such they were also the first to introduce that world to European concepts and words.This book is the result of a long and detailed work on texts in African languages, as also shown by the rich bibliography in the dictionary.

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