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A Grammar of Nzadi [B865]: A Bantu language of Democratic Republic of Congo
Thera Marie Crane
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Paperback. Presents the documentation of Nzadi, a Bantu language spoken by fishermen along the Kasai River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This title covers the segmental phonology, tone system, morphology, and sentence structure, followed by appendices on the Nzadi people and history and on Proto-Bantu to Nzadi sound changes. Series: UC Publications in Linguistics. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2HCB; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
This publication presents the first documentation of Nzadi, a Bantu language spoken by fishermen along the Kasai River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It is the product of extensive study by the authors and participants in field methods and group study courses at the University of California, Berkeley, and consists of ten chapters covering the segmental phonology, tone system, morphology, and sentence structure, followed by appendices on the Nzadi people and history and on Proto-Bantu to Nzadi sound changes. Also included are three texts and a lexicon of over 1100 entries, including a number of fish species. Prior ... Read more
This publication presents the first documentation of Nzadi, a Bantu language spoken by fishermen along the Kasai River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It is the product of extensive study by the authors and participants in field methods and group study courses at the University of California, Berkeley, and consists of ten chapters covering the segmental phonology, tone system, morphology, and sentence structure, followed by appendices on the Nzadi people and history and on Proto-Bantu to Nzadi sound changes. Also included are three texts and a lexicon of over 1100 entries, including a number of fish species. Prior ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
UC Publications in Linguistics
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520098862
SKU
V9780520098862
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About Thera Marie Crane
Thera Marie Crane is a postdoctoral researcher with the Grammaticalization and (Inter)Subjectification (GRAMIS) project at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium, specializing in tense, aspect, and mood expression in Bantu languages. Larry M. Hyman is Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, and specializes in phonology, typology, and African linguistics. Simon T. Nsielanga is a ... Read more
Reviews for A Grammar of Nzadi [B865]: A Bantu language of Democratic Republic of Congo
"A Grammar of Nzadi makes a truly outstanding contribution to the still-too-small but growing collection of full Bantu grammars." American Andthropologist