Author: Peter LadefogedPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521069637
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
A Phonetic Study of West African Languages
Author: Peter LadefogedPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521069637
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Phonetic Study of West African Languages
Author: P. LadefogedPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521116237
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
When it was first published in 1968, this monograph was among the most important contributions to the area of phonetic research in Africa since the publication of Westermann and Ward's Practical Phonetics for Students of African Languages in 1933. Drawing from a sample of sixty-one West African languages, Dr Ladefoged offers a description of the phonetic elements that cause differences in lexical and grammatical meaning. In particular, he focuses on unusual sounds, highlighting their linguistic function and providing a detailed account of their application in the languages concerned. Supplementing Dr Ladefoged's analyses are a number of helpful diagrams and illustrations as well as two appendices and a bibliography.
A phonetic study of West African languages
Author: Peter LadefogedA Phonetic Study of West African Language
Author: Peter LadefogedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African language
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
A Test in Phonetics
Author: B. SiertsemaPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 940117752X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
If Phonetics is a comparatively recent subject for European students of foreign languages and is eyed by them with some sus picion as an invention that is meant to make their studies difficult, it is even more so with English Phonetics for African students. Have not Africans been learning English for over a century, and with good results in many cases, without giving a thought to its phonetics? Why introduce this new subject and add to the number of books they have to read and the number of examinations they have to pass before they can get their degree? Yet if the study of a foreign language is to be up to date its phonetics cannot be neglected; on the contrary, it is as important as the study of its spelling, if not more so. With the invention of radio and telephone, of gramophone and tape-recorders, the importance of the spoken word has increased immensely and it is far more essential now than it was a hundred years ago that those who learn a foreign language should learn to speak it properly. Thus a new subject has been added to the schedule of language students and teachers: the study and practice of the sounds of the language, and for the teachers also the study of how to teach these sounds.
The Study of West African Languages
Author: Robert G. ArmstrongPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
African Language Review
Author: D. DalbyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136266577
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The Sierra Leone Language Review is the African Language Journal of Fourah Bay College, the University College of Sierra Leone. The Journal is devoted to the detailed study of languages in Sierra Leone and neighbouring areas of West Africa, and also to the more general study and discussion of African languages and language-problems.
The phonetic basic of West African languages
Author: Peter LadefogedA Phonetic and Phonological Account of the Civili Vowel Duration
Author: Hugues Steve Ndinga-Koumba-BinzaPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443836184
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
This is an experimental phonetic investigation into the vowel duration system of Civili, an indigenous language spoken in Gabon and some of its neighboring countries. Apart from providing insight into how mother-tongue speakers articulate and perceive certain vowels, it contributes significantly to the establishment of a credible orthography for this language. Speech data acquired through extensive fieldwork were analyzed acoustically to determine sound qualities, after which perception tests were administered to determine how listeners perceive vowel sounds in different environments. The findings are of significance for linguistic descriptions per se, as well as for eventual use in the field of human language technologies. This seven-chapter book is mainly intended for an expert readership and for students of phonetics and phonology.
Practical Phonetics for Students of African Languages
Author: D WestermannPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317406273
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
First published in 1933, this book looks at the phonetics of African languages. It argues that a good grounding in phonetics and tone work is an indispensable preliminary to anyone embarking on a study of African language and so provides the material necessary for this in a simple form. The volume is primarily a practical manual for students of African languages but will also be an invaluable tool for students of general linguistics as a work of scientific interest. The languages observed present features of language that are very different to those found in Europe.