32.2630, Books: Tone Orthography and Literacy: Roberts, Walter (eds.)

[The LINGUIST List]

LINGUIST List: Vol-32-2630. Thu Aug 12 2021. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 32.2630, Books: Tone Orthography and Literacy: Roberts, Walter (eds.)

Moderator: Malgorzata E. Cavar (linguist at linguistlist.org)
Student Moderator: Jeremy Coburn, Lauren Perkins
Managing Editor: Becca Morris
Team: Helen Aristar-Dry, Everett Green, Sarah Robinson, Nils Hjortnaes, Joshua Sims, Billy Dickson
Jobs: jobs at linguistlist.org | Conferences: callconf at linguistlist.org | Pubs: pubs at linguistlist.org

Homepage: http://linguistlist.org

Please support the LL editors and operation with a donation at:
           https://funddrive.linguistlist.org/donate/

Editor for this issue: Billy Dickson <billyd at linguistlist.org>
================================================================


Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:57:10
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Tone Orthography and Literacy: Roberts, Walter (eds.)

 


Title: Tone Orthography and Literacy 
Subtitle: The voice of evidence in ten Niger-Congo languages 
Series Title: Studies in Written Language and Literacy 18  

Publication Year: 2021 
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/
	

Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/swll.18 


Editor: David Roberts
Editor: Stephen L. Walter

Electronic: ISBN:  9789027260147 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027260147 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 88.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027260147 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 105.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027208439 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027208439 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 88.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027208439 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 111.30


Abstract:

This book presents the results of a series of literacy experiments in ten
Niger-Congo languages, representing four language families and spanning five
countries. It asks the research question, "To what extent does full tone
marking contribute to oral reading fluency, comprehension and writing
accuracy, and does that contribution vary from language to language?". One of
the main findings is that the ethno-literacy profile of the language community
and the social profile of the individual are stronger predictors of reading
and writing performance than are the linguistic and orthographic profiles of
the language. Our data also suggest that full tone marking may be more
beneficial for less educated readers and those with less experience of L1
literacy. The book will bring practical help to linguists and literacy
specialists in Africa and beyond who are helping to develop orthographies for
tone languages. It will also be of interest to cognitive psychologists
exploring the reading process, and researchers investigating writing systems.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Phonetics
                     Phonology


Written In: English  (eng)

See this book announcement on our website: 
http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=155773




------------------------------------------------------------------------------

***************************    LINGUIST List Support    ***************************
 The 2020 Fund Drive is under way! Please visit https://funddrive.linguistlist.org
  to find out how to donate and check how your university, country or discipline
     ranks in the fund drive challenges. Or go directly to the donation site:
                   https://crowdfunding.iu.edu/the-linguist-list

                        Let's make this a short fund drive!
                Please feel free to share the link to our campaign:
                    https://funddrive.linguistlist.org/donate/
 


----------------------------------------------------------
LINGUIST List: Vol-32-2630	
----------------------------------------------------------