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Phonologies of Asia and Africa : (including the Caucasus) / edited by Alan S. Kaye ; technical advisor, Peter T. Daniels.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Asia--Languages--Phonology.
- Asia.
- Africa--Languages--Phonology.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1075 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This large, 2-volume work presents more than 50 authoritative articles by leading specialists on a wide variety of ancient, medieval, and modern languages and dialects of the greater Near East and Africa, from a variety of language families. The articles are concise descriptive narratives presenting the basics of the phonology of the languages and dialects, with an emphasis on the phonological processes operative in them. A major goal of the work is a definite statement on the language and/or dialect in question with regard to genetics, typology, and/or universal elements. Of interest to general linguists as well as those specializing in Afro-Asiatic languages.
- Contents:
- Volume 1; Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part 1; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Back Cover; Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Maps; List of Tables; Part 2; Chapter 28; Chapter 29; Chapter 30; Chapter 31; Chapter 32; Chapter 33; Chapter 34
- Chapter 35Chapter 36; Chapter 37; Chapter 38; Part 3; Chapter 39; Part 4; Chapter 40; Part 5; Chapter 41; Chapter 42; Part 6; Chapter 43; Chapter 44; Chapter 45; Part 7; Chapter 46; Chapter 47; Chapter 48; Part 8; Chapter 49; Chapter 50; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-57506-507-X
- OCLC:
- 922991484
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