A grammar of Sherbro
G. Tucker Childs
Gebundenes Buch

A grammar of Sherbro

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This is the first modern grammar and dictionary of Sherbro, an endangered Mel language spoken by ca. 50,000 people in Sierra Leone. The language faces significant pressure being abandoned in favor of the lingua francas Mende, Themne, Krio, and English. The previous grammar, while competently done, was written in 1921 as a handbook for missionaries. The autonym for the language is Bolom; however, speakers of the language while speaking Krio or English use "Sherbro" to refer to themselves and their language, so that practice is followed here. The grammar and dictionary are based on field data co...