This book investigates noun phrases in a representative sample of the world's 6,000 or so
languages and proposes a semantic model to describe their underlying structure in any …

Although the comparative method has been applied to a range of African language families,
these have received little coverage in general textbooks. The present monograph was …

For quite some time, the genealogical classification of African languages has been in a
peculiar situation, one which is linked intricably to Greenberg's (1963a) study. His work is …

Le khroskyabs de Wobzi (rgyalronguique, sino-tibétain), avec environ 350 locuteurs, est
parlé au canton de Wobzi, comté de Chuchen, préfecture tibétaine et qiang de Rngaba, au …

This innovative handbook takes a fresh look at the currently underestimated linguistic
diversity of Africa, the continent with the largest number of languages in the world. It covers …

“Grammar and discourse interact with and influence each other in profound ways at all
levels, so that in real life neither can even be accessed, not to mention explained, without …

Nilotic and other Nilo-Saharanlanguageshave richnumber markingsystemsandit hasbeen
difficult to establish what rules might govern these systems (Dimmendaal 2000). This paper …

This thesis is the first comprehensive description of the grammar of Lopit, an Eastern Nilotic
language traditionally spoken in South Sudan. It is based on extensive fieldwork with Lopit …

Le khroskyabs de Wobzi (rgyalronguique, sino-tibétain), avec environ 350 locuteurs, est
parlé au canton de Wobzi, comté de Chuchen, préfecture tibétaine et qiang de Rngaba, au …

This" basic" or" representative" system need not be identical with the" proto-system" of this
group-for the following reasons:(a) As far as" time" is concerned, the present study will start …