Tone orthography and literacy : the voice of evidence in ten Niger-Congo languages /

"This book presents the results of a series of literacy experiments in ten Niger-Congo languages, representing four language families and spanning five countries. It tests the hypothesis, "To what extent does full tone marking contribute to oral reading fluency, comprehension and writing a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Roberts, David, 1959- (Editor), Walter, Stephen (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2021]
Series:Studies in written language and literacy, volume 18
Subjects:
Niger-Congo languages > Tone.
Niger-Congo languages > Orthography and spelling.
Literacy.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the authors
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Background and aims
  • Experimental orthography research in Africa
  • Linguistic context
  • Literacy context
  • Social context
  • Researcher's objectives
  • The ten focal languages
  • Location and genealogical affiliation
  • Language vitality
  • Previous research
  • Orthographies
  • Pedagogical materials
  • Literacy primers
  • Transition guides
  • Definitions
  • Outline of the book
  • Transcription conventions.

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