African Language Structures. [Contents : The Historical and Classificatory Setting -- Vowel Systems -- Consonant Systems -- Tonal Systems -- Functions of Tone -- Noun Class and Concord Systems An Introduction -- Functional and Vestigial Noun Class Systems -- Nonclass Noun Systems -- Adjectives and Unadjectives -- Other Noun Modifiers Conjunction -- Being Having and Verbs -- Verbal Constructions in NigerCongo -- Verbal Systems -- Questions Relatives Subordination -- Adverbials Ideophones Semantic Ranges -- References -- Index of Language Names]

[1st edition] ; xi, 488 pp. ; 26 cm. ; ISBN: 0520022106; 9780520022102 LCCN: 70-186108 ; LC: PL8008 ; OCLC: 1033470 ; black cloth with gold lettering in yellow, white and black dustjacket ; tears to dustjacket ; "This work is unique in the depth of its linguistic insight over the entire spectrum of language structure, and in the breadth of its language coverage."--dustjacket ; Contents : The Historical and Classificatory Setting -- Vowel Systems -- Consonant Systems -- Tonal Systems -- Functions of Tone -- Noun Class and Concord Systems An Introduction -- Functional and Vestigial Noun Class Systems -- Nonclass Noun Systems -- Adjectives and Unadjectives -- Other Noun Modifiers Conjunction -- Being Having and Verbs -- Verbal Constructions in NigerCongo -- Verbal Systems -- Questions Relatives Subordination -- Adverbials Ideophones Semantic Ranges -- References -- Index of Language Names. ; VG/G.