In and out of Africa : languages in question : in honour of Robert Nicolaï / edited by Carole De Féral.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nicolaï, Robert, honouree.

Féral, Carole de, editor.

Kossmann, Maarten G., editor.

Tosco, Mauro, editor.

Series:

Bibliothèque des Cahiers de l'Institut de linguistique de Louvain ; 130, 132.

Bibliothèque des Cahiers de l'Institut de linguistique de Louvain, 0779-1666 ; 130, 132

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Nicolaï, Robert.

Languages in contact--Africa--History.

Languages in contact.

Linguistic change--Africa--History.

Linguistic change.

African languages--Philosophy.

African languages.

African languages--History.

Africa.

Local Subjects:

Nicolaï, Robert.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

2 volumes : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Peeters, 2013-

Language Note:

Contributions in French and English.

Summary:

This 'Festschrift', dedicated to Robert Nicolaï, consists of twenty-seven articles, grouped in two volumes (Vol. 1: 'Language Contact and Epistemological Issues', Vol. 2: 'Contact and Language Change in Africa'). It also contains an interview with Robert Nicolaï: who could explain his scholarly trajectory and stature better than he himself! All contributions deal with at least one of the research areas to which his works can be ascribed, especially African linguistics, contact linguistics, and epistemology.

Contents:

Volume 1. Language contact and epistemological issues

volume 2. Language contact and language change in Africa.

Notes:

Volume 2 edited by Carole de Féral, Maarten Kossmann, Mauro Tosco.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789042929081

9042929081

9782758401858

2758401851

9789042929272

9042929278

9782758401902

2758401908

OCLC:

839311152

Publisher Number:

90101765681