A Grammar of Mina

by Zygmunt Frajzyngier, Eric Johnston, Adrian Edwards

A Grammar of Mina is a reference grammar of a hitherto undescribed and endangered Central Chadic language. The book contains a description of the phonology, morphology, syntax, and all the functional domains encoded by this language. For each hypothesis regarding a form of linguistic expression and its function, ample evidence is given. The description of formal means and of the functions coded by these means is couched in terms accessible to all...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110185652
• ISBN13: 9783110185652
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 527 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary