A Comparative Study in Shona Phonetics

Large 8vo; original burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pp. viii + 298; three large, folding, colour maps at rear; numerous plates, charts (incl. folding) and diagrams representing how sounds are formed in the various dialects. Earlier owner's hand-stamp to bottom edge; some foxing to endpapers and edges, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Very good condition. (Murphy & Goff 1033; Doke Collection, p. 79; Strange Collection 398) An excellent copy of this landmark study. "Clement Martyn Doke spent eight formative years as a missionary of the South African Baptist Missionary Society among the Lamba people of Northern Rhodesia. During the many treks described in this book his love for the African deepened and his knowledge of the language expanded. Before he left on account of illness he had translated the New Testament into the Lamba language and his life course had been determined." - From information accompanying Doke's 'Trekking in South-Central Africa 1913-1919'.