http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/rss/books/RSS.xml The latest new books in Language and Linguistics: Phonology and Phonetics en-us Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:00:00 GMT 1440 http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/C/bo5667092.html Cilungu is an underrepresented language spoken in northern Zambia and Tanzania whose future is far from certain, given ongoing urbanization and the ascendancy of other regional languages. The product of over fifteen years of fieldwork, Cilungu Phonology presents a comprehensive description and analysis of this endangered language.Featuring a reference grammar and formal analysis of Cilungu, this volume will be a major contribution to our understanding of tonology, since several of the forty-four processes analyzed appear to be unique to the language. It also includes a discussion of morphology, both nominal and verbal. <div><div>Cilungu is an underrepresented language spoken in northern Zambia and Tanzania whose future is far from certain, given ongoing urbanization and the ascendancy of other regional languages. The product of over fifteen years of fieldwork, <i>Cilungu Phonology </i>presents a comprehensive description and analysis of this endangered language.</div><div><br>Featuring a reference grammar and formal analysis of Cilungu, this volume will be a major contribution to our understanding of tonology, since several of the forty-four processes analyzed appear to be unique to the language. It also includes a discussion of morphology, both nominal and verbal. </div></div> Language and Linguistics: Phonology and Phonetics Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT Lee Bickmore 9781575865508