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Download full textSchachter, Paul; Fromkin, Victoria – 1968
In this preliminary report the authors compare a part of the phonological systems of Akuapem, Asante, and Fante--the major dialects of Akan. The comparison reveals the features common to all three dialects as well as the features which distinguish the dialects from one another. The description of the phonological systems of these dialects is…
Descriptors: Akan, Deep Structure, Dialect Studies, Distinctive Features (Language)
Day, Richard R.; Saraka, Albert B. – 1968
The material in this text on spoken Baoule (an Akan language of the Niger-Congo group of African languages) is presented in "microwave" format, in a series of short, two-phase cycles. Suggestions to the teacher, a brief explanation of the transcription system used, and a note on tones preface the first section of 15 cycles, which deal…
Descriptors: Akan, Audiolingual Methods, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Context
Kelly, J., Ed.; And Others – York Papers in Linguistics, 1991
Papers in this volume include: "The Role of Tone in Some Cushitic Languages" (David L. Appleyard); "Downdrift in a Tone Language with Four Tone Levels" (G. N. Clements); "Non-Pitch Exponents of Accent and Structure in Japanese" (John Coleman); "Clause Structure and Tone in Sandawe" (Edward D. Elderkin);…
Descriptors: Akan, Dutch, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Communication
