Lexico-Phonological Comparative Analysis of Selected Dialects of the Meru-Tharaka Group (Schriften Zur Afrikanistik / Research in African Studies)
dc.contributor.author | Erastus, Kanana Fridah | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-06T08:37:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-05-06T08:37:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 10: 3631603762 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 13: 978-3631603765 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12581 | |
dc.description | Book | en_US |
dc.description.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. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften; | en_US |
dc.title | Lexico-Phonological Comparative Analysis of Selected Dialects of the Meru-Tharaka Group (Schriften Zur Afrikanistik / Research in African Studies) | en_US |
dc.type | Book | en_US |