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Case in Africa /

This book provides a typological overview of the different manifestations of grammaticalized case systems in African languages. In the course of thoroughly analyzing case in roughly 100 African languages, Christa K--ouml--;nig reveals several features, such as tone as a marker for case, which are ra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: König, Christa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Colección:Oxford linguistics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book provides a typological overview of the different manifestations of grammaticalized case systems in African languages. In the course of thoroughly analyzing case in roughly 100 African languages, Christa K--ouml--;nig reveals several features, such as tone as a marker for case, which are rare phenomena in other languages of the world. - ;This book provides a typological overview of the different manifestations of grammaticalized case systems in African languages. After defining and distinguishing case systems, Christa K--ouml--;nig begins a thorough analysis of case in roughly 100 Afr.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 343 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:0191552666
9780191552663
1281925314
9781281925312
9786611925314
6611925317