TY - BOOK ID - 103611311 TI - A history of the Hausa language : reconstruction and pathways to the present PY - 2022 SN - 1009123106 1009128078 1009275526 1009275518 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Hausa language. KW - Abakwariga language KW - Afuno language KW - Haoussa language KW - Hausaawaa language KW - Hausawa language KW - Hawsa language KW - Mgbakpa language KW - Chadic languages UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:103611311 AB - With more than sixty million speakers across Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and Ghana Hausa is one of the most widely spoken African languages. It is known for its rich phonology and complex morphological and verbal systems. Written by the world's leading expert on Hausa, this ground-breaking book is a synthesis of his life's work, and provides a lucid and comprehensive history of the language. It describes Hausa as it existed in former times and sets out subsequent changes in phonology, including tonology, morphology, grammar, and lexicon. It also contains a large loanword inventory, which highlights the history of Hausa's interaction with other languages and peoples. It offers new insights not only on Hausa in the past, but also on the Hausa language as spoken today. This book is an invaluable resource for specialists in Hausa, Chadic, Afroasiatic, and other African languages as well as for general historical linguists and typologists. ER -