In:Geographical Typology and Linguistic Areas: With special reference to Africa
Edited by Osamu Hieda, Christa König and Hiroshi Nakagawa
[Tokyo University of Foreign Studies 2] 2011
► pp. v–vi
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Published online: 26 January 2011
https://doi.org/10.1075/tufs.2.toc
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Table of contents
Message from the President
Center for Corpus-based Linguistics and Language Education
Introduction
Section 1
Areal Features and Linguistic Areas: Contact-induced Change and Geographical Typology
Areas of Grammaticalization and Geographical Typology
Case Marking and Linguistic Geography
Can Ethiopian Languages be Considered Languages in the African Linguistic Area? The Case of Highland East Cushitic, particularly Sidaama and Kambaata
Proto-Bantu and Proto-Niger-Congo: Macro-areal Typology and Linguistic Reconstruction
Section 2
Explaining Convergence and the Formation of Linguistic Areas
Is Kumam a Creole Language? A Mechanism of Linguistic Convergence in the Southern Lwo Area
The Continuum of Languages in West Tanzania Bantu: A Case Study of Gongwe, Bende, and Pimbwe
Patterns of Linguistic Convergence in the Khoe-speaking Area of Southern Africa
Tense and Aspect in Khoesan: The case of Ju/'hoansi
Section 3
Ritual Pathways: Contact in a Framework of Difference, Imitation and Alterity
The Eastern Kalahari Khoe: A Focus on Inter-Khoisan Ethno-language Dynamics around the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans of Botswana
Language Contact and Social Change in North-central Namibia: Socialization via Singing and Dancing Activities among the !Xun San
Two Types of Kinship Classifi cation Found among the Khoe Languages — Relative and Absolute Calculations in Determining the Seniority among Classifi catory Siblings
A First Report on G|ui Ideophones
Section 4
Noun-Modifi er Order in Africa
Index of Authors
Index of Languages, Language Families and Areas
Index of Subjects
Contributors
