Negation Patterns in West African Languages and Beyond.

Typological Studies in Language #87

by Norbert Cyffer (Editor), Erwin Ebermann (Editor), Georg Ziegelmeyer (Editor)

This volume deals with issues on negation patterns in languages of West Africa and the adjacent north and east. The first aim is to provide data on various aspects of negation in African languages. Although the topics addressed here reflect a great divers

368 pages, ebook

First published August 27, 2009

About the author

Norbert Cyffer was a German-Austrian linguist and Professor Emeritus of African Studies at the University of Vienna. Cyffer was primarily interested in African languages and linguistics, particularly the Saharan languages of the Sahelian region. His research areas include morphology, syntax, language contact, sociolinguistics, typology, and applied linguistics.