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The Languages and Linguistics of Africa

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Published/Copyright: 2018
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This innovative handbook takes a fresh look at the currently underestimated linguistic diversity of Africa, the continent with the largest number of languages in the world. It covers the major domains of linguistics, offering both a representative picture of Africa’s linguistic landscape as well as new and at times unconventional perspectives. The focus is not so much on exhaustiveness as on the fruitful relationship between African and general linguistics and the contributions the two domains can make to each other. This volume is thus intended for readers with a specific interest in African languages and also for students and scholars within the greater discipline of linguistics.

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Tom Güldemann, Humboldt Universität Berlin, Germany.

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    Frontmatter

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    Preface

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    List of contributors

    vii
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    Table of contents

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    1. A survey of African languages

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    Harald Hammarström
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    2. Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa

    58
    Tom Güldemann
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    3. Language contact and areal linguistics in Africa

    445
    Tom Güldemann
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    4. Phonetics and African languages

    546
    Ian Maddieson
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    5. Current issues in African phonology

    602
    Florian Lionnet and Larry M. Hyman
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    6. Current issues in African morphosyntax

    709
    Denis Creissels and Jeff Good
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    7. Anthropological and cognitive linguistics in Africa

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    8. African socio- and applied linguistics

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    H. Ekkehard Wolff
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    Index 1: Subjects

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    Index 2: Languages, language groups, and areas

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eBook published on:
September 10, 2018
eBook ISBN:
9783110421668
Hardcover published on:
November 5, 2018
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110426069
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Front matter:
23
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1009
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110421668
eBook ISBN: 9783110421668
Hardcover ISBN: 9783110426069
Keywords for this book
Africa; Historical Linguistics; Linguistic Typology
Audience(s) for this book
Students and Researchers of Linguistics, Academics, Institutional Libraries
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