A Study of the Kanuri Language Grammar and Vocabulary |
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| Author:
| Lukas, Johannes |
| Series title: | Linguistic Surveys of Africa Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-138-09827-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2017 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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Originally published in 1937, this book is a practical manual of Kanuri which will be of use to both the layman and the linguist. This analysis makes it clear that kanuri is a tone-language and the author urges the reader to observe the tone-system of the language so that the accidence can be fully understood, as grammatical tone sometimes forms an integral part of it. As this is a practical study, a practical orthography has been chosen - i. e one that uses only letters that are...
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Originally published in 1937, this book is a practical manual of Kanuri which will be of use to both the layman and the linguist. This analysis makes it clear that kanuri is a tone-language and the author urges the reader to observe the tone-system of the language so that the accidence can be fully understood, as grammatical tone sometimes forms an integral part of it. As this is a practical study, a practical orthography has been chosen - i. e one that uses only letters that are absolutely necessary. This system improved Kanuri orthography, as it was based on scientific principles.