Gule
Raoul Zamponi(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 19. October 2026
112 pages
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978-1-040-55903-1 (ISBN)
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This book presents the first systematic study of Gule, an East African language isolate, offering a tentative grammatical sketch based on historical documentation collected by Brenda Z. Seligman. Readers will gain valuable insights into a previously unstudied language through systematic grammatical analysis and comparative linguistic examination of the available materials, including a previously unknown audio recording made in 1966 by Wendy R. James. The book delivers this through detailed documentation analysis, identification of areal linguistic phenomena shared with neighbouring East African languages, and thorough vocabulary assessment that establishes Gule's unique status among world languages.
This book is essential for linguists specializing in African languages, comparative linguistics researchers, language isolate specialists, and graduate students in historical linguistics. It will also appeal to anthropologists studying East African cultures and anyone interested in linguistic diversity and language documentation in the Sahel region.
This book is essential for linguists specializing in African languages, comparative linguistics researchers, language isolate specialists, and graduate students in historical linguistics. It will also appeal to anthropologists studying East African cultures and anyone interested in linguistic diversity and language documentation in the Sahel region.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
13 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 9 Halftones, black and white; 14 Illustrations, black and white
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978-1-040-55903-1 (9781040559031)
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Raoul Zamponi works primarily on little-known, extinct languages and is currently a research associate at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, as well as a member of the Ad-Hoc Expert Committee of the UNESCO World Atlas of Languages. He has previously held positions at the University of Siena and as principal investigator on a range of linguistic projects in Italy, Germany, and the USA.
Content
1.Phonology. 2. Word classes. 3. Morphology. 4. Syntax. 5. Gule in areal pespective. 6. Word list
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