Sheng: Rise of a Kenyan Swahili Vernacular 1847012078, 9781847012074

Sheng: Rise of a Kenyan Swahili Vernacular 1847012078, 9781847012074

Of interest to linguists, artists, ma-youth, scholars of urban studies, educationalists, policy makers and language plan

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A Sketch of Swahili Morphology 9783110857597, 9783110133417

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A Phonological Grammar of Kenyan Sign Language 9783110763027, 9783110765694, 9783110765755

This grammar of Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) phonology adds to a sparse literature on the units of categorical form in the

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Out of the Margins: The Rise of Chinese Vernacular Fiction 9780824863821

The novel Water Margin (Shuihu zhuan), China's earliest full-length narrative in vernacular prose, first appeared i

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A Phonological Grammar of Kenyan Sign Language 9783110765755, 9783110763027, 9783110765694

This grammar of Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) phonology adds to a sparse literature on the units of categorical form in the

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English-Swahili Swahili-English Immersive Dictionary 9781032273730, 9781032273747, 9781003292432

Organized in an English-Swahili section and a Swahili-English section, English-Swahili Swahili-English Immersive Diction

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Swahili in Spaces of War: A Sociolinguistic Odyssey 3031273370, 9783031273377

This monograph examines the roles and functions of Swahili in war/conflict situations, and the impact of wars on the des

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Chinese Writing and the Rise of the Vernacular in East Asia 9780192518682, 0192518682

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Chinese Writing and the Rise of the Vernacular in East Asia 9780192518682, 0192518682

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Theorizing the Ideal Sovereign: The Rise of the French Vernacular Royal Biography 9781442689381

Delogu examines how biographical writings on kings contributed to nascent ideas of nationhood, exerted pressure upon tra

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