Quotative Indexes in African Languages

by Tom Güldemann and Tom

The book represents the results of a synchronic and diachronic cross-African survey of quotative indexes. These are linguistic expressions that signal in the ongoing discourse the presence of a quote (often called "direct reported speech"). For this purpose, 39 African languages were selected to represent the genealogical and geographical diversity of the continent. The study is based primarily on this language sample, in particular on the analysis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110185903
• ISBN13: 9783110185904
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 707 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary