22.1819, Books: Historical Ling/Lang Documentation/Lexicography: Blackings

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Date: 18-Apr-2011
From: Ulrich Lueders [lincom.europa at t-online.de]
Subject: Mà´dí English - English Mà´dí Dictionary: Blackings

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Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:29:32
From: Ulrich Lueders [lincom.europa at t-online.de]
Subject: Mà´dí English - English Mà´dí Dictionary: Blackings

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Title: Mà´dí English - English Mà´dí Dictionary 
Series Title: Languages of the World/Dictionaries 25  

Publication Year: 2011 
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
	   http://www.lincom.eu

Author: Mairi Blackings

Paperback: ISBN:  9783862880539 Pages: 252 Price: Europe EURO 72.80

Abstract:

Mà´dí is a Central Sudanic language of the Nilo-Saharan phylum, which is
spoken in Uganda and South Sudan. This dictionary, composed by a native
linguist, is written using the suggested orthography for the language,
which encourages the distinction between the advanced and retracted tongue
root vowels and the marking of tones. Though the main entry is primarily in
the Lokayi dialect spoken in South Sudan, where applicable,
cross-references have been made across all the other main dialects of the
language.

The core part of this second edition of the dictionary has about 7000
entries. For ease of transition to the suggested new orthography, each
entry begins with the old orthography (with no vowel quality distinction or
the marking of tones). This is followed by its representation in the new
orthography, the word class, and English glosses. Many entries also include
derived or in?ected words, idioms, and example sentences. Where
appropriate, alternative pronunciations, dialectal variations and spellings
are provided. Loanwords are indicated, and a source language, where
possible is suggested. The borrowed lexicon of the language with loanwords
from Arabic (in the Sudan), English (Uganda and the Sudan), Swahili (mostly
in Uganda) and Italian (mostly religious register), indicates the
socio-cultural and political contacts of the Mà´dí people. Interesting
features of the language found in this dictionary include the use of the
apostrophe to represent the glottal stop when placed before a vowel and the
implosive when it precedes a consonant. The language also has a number of
secondarily and doubly articulated consonants. This dictionary should be a
useful tool for the native speaker both at home and in diaspora, the
comparative linguist or the relief worker among others. 

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Language Documentation
                     Lexicography

Written In: English  (eng)

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