A Grammar of Hdi

by Erin Shay, Zygmunt Frajzyngier, Erin Shay

Hdi is a hitherto undescribed language spoken in northern Cameroon. The language belongs to the Central Branch of Chadic. The aim of the book is to provide a fairly complete description of the grammar of this language. Consequently, the grammar describes the phonology, morphology and syntax of Hdi and the semantic and discourse functions coded in this language. Most clauses in Hdi are verb-initial, with the subject directly following the verb...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 311017071X
• ISBN13: 9783110170719
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 573 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary