The Hausa Language
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An Encyclopedic Reference Grammar
Paul Newman
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Format: ClothPrice: $95.00
Unlike other grammars, this book is organized alphabetically. Readers will appreciate the ease with which they can find the specific individual topics that interest them. The grammar covers such expected topics as tonology, noun plurals, and verbal tense/aspect as well as often neglected topics, including verbal idioms, proper names, and language games. Newman also incorporates historical linguistic notes that explain and explicate current Hausa phenomena, especially puzzling anomalies, in terms of their Chadic and Afroasiatic origins.
“There simply is not—has never been—a Hausa grammar that comes close to matching this work. Anyone involved with Hausa teaching or linguistics should have a copy handy.”—Patrick Bennett, University of Wisconsin at Madison
“Newman’s book is an outstanding piece of scholarship—years in the making. Any linguist aspiring to produce a detailed and absorbing grammar will surely profit by examining this publication.”—Alan S. Kaye, Journal of the American Oriental Society
“This is an exceptional piece of work. . . . The book is a treasure. It will bring information and enjoyment to every Hausa scholar and Hausa speaker who consults it. The breadth of coverage is far beyond my first expectations, even knowing Newman’s prodigious past contributions to the field. It is, simply, the best single work on Hausa that has appeared. It will make non-Hausa scholars envious. With luck, it will encourage some of them to attempt reference grammars for other languages with the scope and depth of feel for the language that Newman reveals in this book.”—William R. Leben, The Modern Language Journal
Publication Date: February 9, 2000
9 b/w illus.
