A Reference Grammar of Hausa

豪萨语参考语法

• 批准号: 9107103
• 负责人: Paul Newman
• 金额: $ 6.45万
• 依托单位: Indiana University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-11-15 至 1996-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9107103&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Reference; Grammar; Hausa

ABSTRACT The aim of the project is to prepare a much-needed Reference Grammar of Hausa, the largest language in all of Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, and unquestionably one of most important languages in all of sub-Saharan Africa. This reference work, which will be the first new grammar of the language to appear in over fifty years, will consist in a comprehensive description of all aspects of the language, including pronunciation, word formation, syntactic structure, and dialect variation. It will also include information on its linguistic history and development. In addition to being a major contribution to Hausa linguistic scholarship per se, the grammar will also serve as an invaluable reference work for scholars interested in comparative Chadic and Afroasiatic, and for general linguists concerned with broad questions of linguistic theory and typology. The project will be carried out at Indiana University, a major center of African studies, by the Principal Investigator, an internationally recognized authority on the Hausa language, assisted by a team of Hausa language experts, including a number of linguistically trained Hausas speakers. The final product will be a large reference book prepared using modern computer capabilities and distributed through normal academic publishing channels.

摘要 该项目的目的是准备一份急需的豪萨语参考语法，豪萨语是非洲人口最多的国家尼日利亚最大的语言，毫无疑问是撒哈拉以南非洲地区最重要的语言之一。 这本参考书将是五十多年来出现的第一个新的语言语法，它将全面描述该语言的各个方面，包括发音、构词、句法结构和方言变化。 它还将包括有关其语言历史和发展的信息。 除了对豪萨语言学本身的重大贡献之外，该语法还将为对比较乍得语和亚非语感兴趣的学者以及关注语言理论和类型学广泛问题的一般语言学家提供宝贵的参考书。 该项目将在非洲研究主要中心印第安纳大学由国际公认的豪萨语权威首席研究员在豪萨语专家团队的协助下进行，其中包括一些受过语言培训的豪萨语使用者。 最终产品将是一本使用现代计算机功能编写并通过正常学术出版渠道发行的大型参考书。