TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fridah Kanana Erastus
PY  - 2015
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9783653051612
TI  - Lexico-Phonological Comparative Analysis of Selected Dialects of the Meru-Tharaka Group
DO  - 10.3726/978-3-653-05161-2
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1044341
N2  - This study is an investigation into the comparative phonology and lexicon of six barely-known Bantu varieties spoken in Kenya. These varieties (Imenti, Igoji, Tharaka, Mwimbi, Muthambi and Chuka) belong to the so-called Meru group. The study develops a new classification of these six dialects. Therefore, a dialectological approach is used, which includes the analysis of wordlists and lists of short phrases elicited in the field. From the data, isoglosses and similarities concerning morpho-phonological processes are drawn. The results show in which respects the dialects differ from each other. Thus, the present work contributes to comparative Bantu linguistics.
KW  - Dialektologie, Phonetik, Phonologie, Tonologie, Morphologie, Lexik
LA  - English
ER  -