A Grammar of Diola-Fogny
A Language Spoken in the Basse-Casamance Region of Senegal

Dr Sapir's 1969 monograph presents a descriptive study of the most important dialect of the West African Diola people.

J. David Sapir (Author)

9780521175043, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 11 August 2011

146 pages
24.4 x 17 x 0.8 cm, 0.25 kg

First published in 1965, and reprinted in 1969, this monograph by J. David Sapir is concerned with the language of the Diola (Dyola, Jola) people living near the Casamance River in the region of Senegal historically known as the Basse-Casamance. The study looks specifically at the important dialect Fogny, which can be thought of as variants of 'standard' Diola. At the time of the monograph's publication, the Fogny dialect was used by approximately 85,000 native speakers in the area around Bignona, Senegal, and was understood by practically all Diola people. This grammar presents a descriptive study of the dialect covering phonology, morphology and syntax.

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I. Phonology: 1. General remarks on phonology
2. Phonemics
3. Mophophonemics
4. Grammatical sketch
5. Derivation: secondary neutral theme formation
6. Derivation (continued)
7. Morphology: substantives - part I
8. Independent concord forms: substantives - part II
9. Extended noun and seminominal phrases: substantives - part III
10. Morphology: finite verbs
11. Non-concord modifier
12. Sentence types
Appendix
Morpheme index
Bibliography.

Subject Areas: Educational: English language & literacy [YQC]