Kategoria BISAC: Foreign Language Study >> African Languages (see also Swahili)

This book will offer a contemporary look at Somali from the standpoint of its major varieties and will provide a comprehensive account of the language that is grounded in linguistic theory and the latest scholarship. The grammar will include an extensive array of examples drawn from the researchers' large Internet corpus of Somalia and vetted via their fieldwork with native speakers of the language.

The Landmarks Series is a research and publications outfit funded by the Landmarks Research Foundation to publish recent outstanding doctoral dissertations on any aspect of Nigerian linguistics, languages, literatures and cultures. This study examines causatives in Igbo within the minimalist program. It identifies three types of causative: analytical, morphological and lexical. The book is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 is the general introduction, while Chapter 2 examines in some details the theory of causativity. Chapters 3, 4 and 5 focus on the analytical, morphological and...

The Landmarks Series is a research and publications outfit funded by the Landmarks Research Foundation to publish recent outstanding doctoral dissertations on any aspect of Nigerian linguistics, languages, literatures and cultures. This study is a departer from most previous work on YorUbA Grammar in the sense that rather than being purely a descriptive grammar; it attempts to provide a theoretical analysis of the internal and external syntax of YorUbA nominal expressions using the Chomskyan Principles and Parameters approach to syntax. This Generative theory attempts to characterize the...

The book establishes 28 phonemic consonants and 7 vowels, as well as lexical and grammatical tones in Igala. It shows the canonical syllable types as V and CV with no complexity, and relates resyllabification to the retiming of segments as tone bearing units and the duration of their mora. The work discusses nine word classes, as well as ideophones and clitics in Igala. There are splitting verbs of various structures and fully-fledged pronouns with morphologically toneless clitic counterparts that are toned in their syntactic context, among other elements of the Igala morphology. The work...

This book was designed to enable someone with no previous knowledge of Arabic to learn to speak Sudanese Colloquial Arabic, also known as Khartoum Arabic. The approach used is eclectic, using a combination of dialogues, drills, grammatical explanation, role plays and ideas for conversation, to help the various kinds of learner, since not everyone acquires a language in the same way. There are also vocabulary lists for each lesson, and a glossary of all words used.

People who have previously used the course have either hired a private tutor to take them through the lessons and...

English-Afrikaans phrasebook and 250-word mini dictionary

The collection of "Everything Will Be Okay" travel phrasebooks published by T&P Books is designed for people traveling abroad for tourism and business. The phrasebooks contain what matters most - the essentials for basic communication. This is an indispensable set of phrases to "survive" while abroad.

Some of the topics included in the phrasebook are: asking for directions, signs, transportation, buying tickets, hotel, restaurant, shopping, greetings, acquaintances, communication, gratitude, health...

English-Afrikaans phrasebook and 1500-word concise dictionary

The collection of "Everything Will Be Okay" travel phrasebooks published by T&P Books is designed for people traveling abroad for tourism and business. The phrasebooks contain what matters most - the essentials for basic communication. This is an indispensable set of phrases to "survive" while abroad.

Some of the topics included in the phrasebook are: asking for directions, signs, transportation, buying tickets, hotel, restaurant, shopping, greetings, acquaintances, communication, gratitude,...

Sprachfuhrer Deutsch-Afrikaans und Mini-Worterbuch mit 250 Wortern

Die Sammlung Alles wird gut von T&P Books ist fur Menschen, die fur Tourismus und Geschaftsreisen ins Ausland reisen. Die Sprachfuhrer beinhalten, was am wichtigsten ist - die Grundlagen fur eine grundlegende Kommunikation. Dies ist eine unverzichtbare Reihe von Satzen um zu uberleben, wahrend Sie im Ausland sind.

Dieser Sprachfuhrer wird Ihnen in den meisten Fallen helfen, in denen Sie etwas fragen mussen, Richtungsangaben benotigen, wissen wollen wie viel etwas kostet usw. Es kann auch...

Sprachfuhrer Deutsch-Afrikaans und Kompaktworterbuch mit 1500 Wortern

Die Sammlung Alles wird gut von T&P Books ist fur Menschen, die fur Tourismus und Geschaftsreisen ins Ausland reisen. Die Sprachfuhrer beinhalten, was am wichtigsten ist - die Grundlagen fur eine grundlegende Kommunikation. Dies ist eine unverzichtbare Reihe von Satzen um zu uberleben, wahrend Sie im Ausland sind.

Dieser Sprachfuhrer wird Ihnen in den meisten Fallen helfen, in denen Sie etwas fragen mussen, Richtungsangaben benotigen, wissen wollen wie viel etwas kostet usw. Es kann auch...

Guia de Conversacao Portugues-Afrikaans e mini dicionario 250 palavras

A colecao de frases de viagem "Vai tudo correr bem " publicada pela T&P Books e concebida para pessoas que vao ao estrangeiro em viagens de turismo e negocios. Os livros de frases contem o que e mais importante - o essencial para uma comunicacao basica. Este e um conjunto indispensavel de frases para "sobreviver" no estrangeiro.

Este Guia de Conversacao ira ajuda-lo na maioria das situacoes em que precise de perguntar alguma coisa, obter direcoes, saber quanto custa algo, etc. Pode...

Guia de Conversacao Portugues-Afrikaans e dicionario conciso 1500 palavras

A colecao de frases de viagem "Vai tudo correr bem " publicada pela T&P Books e concebida para pessoas que vao ao estrangeiro em viagens de turismo e negocios. Os livros de frases contem o que e mais importante - o essencial para uma comunicacao basica. Este e um conjunto indispensavel de frases para "sobreviver" no estrangeiro.

Este Guia de Conversacao ira ajuda-lo na maioria das situacoes em que precise de perguntar alguma coisa, obter direcoes, saber quanto custa algo, etc. Pode...