A Grammar of Goemai
Main description: This is the first description of Goemai, a West Chadic language of Nigeria. Goemai is spoken in a language contact area, and this contact has shaped Goemai grammar to the extent that it can be considered a fairly untypical Chadic language. The grammar presents the structure of the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin
De Gruyter
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| Series: | Mouton Grammar Library [MGL]
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Main description: This is the first description of Goemai, a West Chadic language of Nigeria. Goemai is spoken in a language contact area, and this contact has shaped Goemai grammar to the extent that it can be considered a fairly untypical Chadic language. The grammar presents the structure of the present-day language, relates it to its diachronic sources, and adds a semantic perspective to the description. Biographical note: Birgit Hellwig, University of Erfurt, Germany. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XVII, 596 S.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110238280 |