Proceedings of the 7th World Congress of African Linguistics, Buea, 17-21 August 2012 : Volume One

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Title: Proceedings of the 7th World Congress of African Linguistics, Buea, 17-21 August 2012 : Volume One
Description: This book is a composite of 40 purely scientific and peer-reviewed papers presented during the Seventh World Congress of African Linguistics (WOCAL7) at the University of Buea, Cameroon, in 2012. The different chapters of the volume fall within the scope of African languages in relation to linguistics and other related disciplines, where a varied range of theoretical examinations, investigations and/or discussions as well as pure description of aspects of language are offered. For the purpose of clarity and easy accessibility of the content, the chapters are further subcategorized into nine sections, which include: Borrowing, Discourse Analysis, Historical Linguistics, Intercultural Communication, Language Documentation, Language in Education, Morpho-syntax, Phonetics and Phonology, and Sociolinguistics.
Authors: G. Atindogbe, Fogwe Chibaka
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Sociolinguistics--Africa--Congresses, African languages--Congresses
Categories: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:This book is a composite of 40 purely scientific and peer-reviewed papers presented during the Seventh World Congress of African Linguistics (WOCAL7) at the University of Buea, Cameroon, in 2012. The different chapters of the volume fall within the scope of African languages in relation to linguistics and other related disciplines, where a varied range of theoretical examinations, investigations and/or discussions as well as pure description of aspects of language are offered. For the purpose of clarity and easy accessibility of the content, the chapters are further subcategorized into nine sections, which include: Borrowing, Discourse Analysis, Historical Linguistics, Intercultural Communication, Language Documentation, Language in Education, Morpho-syntax, Phonetics and Phonology, and Sociolinguistics.
ISBN:9789956764389
9789956764860