26.451, Books: Lexico-Phonological Comparative Analysis of Selected Dialects of the Meru-Tharaka Group: Erastus

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Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:39:09
From: Simon Reber [S.Reber at peterlang.com]
Subject: Lexico-Phonological Comparative Analysis of Selected Dialects of the Meru-Tharaka Group: Erastus

 


Title: Lexico-Phonological Comparative Analysis of Selected Dialects of
the Meru-Tharaka Group 
Series Title: Reihe: Schriften zur Afrikanistik / Research in African Studies - Band 23  

Publication Year: 2015 
Publisher: Peter Lang AG
	   http://www.peterlang.com
	

Book URL: http://www.peterlang.com/?260376 


Author: Kanana Fridah Erastus

Hardback: ISBN:  9783631603765 Pages: 350 Price: U.S. $ 82.95
Hardback: ISBN:  9783631603765 Pages: 350 Price: U.K. £ 51.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9783631603765 Pages: 350 Price: Europe EURO 63.50


Abstract:

This study is an investigation into the comparative phonology and lexicon of
six barely-known Bantu varieties spoken in Kenya. These varieties (Imenti,
Igoji, Tharaka, Mwimbi, Muthambi and Chuka) belong to the so-called Meru
group. The study develops a new classification of these six dialects.
Therefore, a dialectological approach is used, which includes the analysis of
wordlists and lists of short phrases elicited in the field. From the data,
isoglosses and similarities concerning morpho-phonological processes are
drawn. The results show in which respects the dialects differ from each other.
Thus, the present work contributes to comparative Bantu linguistics.
 



Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Genetic Classification
                     Sociolinguistics
                     Typology

Subject Language(s): Gichuka (cuh)
                     Meru (mer)
                     Mwimbi-Muthambi (mws)
                     Tharaka (thk)

Language Family(ies): Narrow Bantu


Written In: English  (eng)

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