Studies in Hausa Language and Linguistics [Hardcover]

First published in 1988, this book is a landmark in the study of one of the major African languages: Hausa. Hausa is spoken by 40-50 million people, mostly in northern Nigeria, but also in communities stretching from Senegal to the Red Sea. It is a language taught on an international basis at major universities in Nigeria, the USA, Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle and Far East, and is probably the best studied African language, boasting an impressive list of research publications. As Nigeria grows in importance, so Hausa becomes a language of international standing.

The volume brings together contributions from the major contemporary figures in Hausa language studies from around the world. It contains work on the linguistic description of Hausa, various aspects of Hausa literature, both oral and written, and on the description of the relationship of Hausa to other Chadic languages.

Preface;  Introduction;  F. W. Parsons- A Biographical Sketch and List of Publications;  Contributors;  A Note on Transcription; Eaminees, Examiners and Examinations: The Hausa Language Requirements of the Northern Nigerian Government, 1901-62 A. H. M. Kirk-Greene  Part I: Language and Linguistics  1. The Vowels of Hausa J. Carnochan  2. Fonction de la diath?se dans le verb haoussa Claude Gouff?  3. Discourse-deployability and Indefinite NP-marking in Hausa: a Demonstration of the Universal Categoriality Hypothesis Philip P. Jaggar  4. Hausa and Chadie- A Reappraisal Herrmann Jungraithmayr  5. A Nag-giong question in Hausa: Remarks on the Syntax and Semantics of the Plural Noun of Agent J. A. McIntyre  6. O Shush! An Exclamatory Construction in Hausa Paul Newman  7. Augmentative Adjectives in Hausa Roxana Ma Newman&nbsplƒ#