The Languages and Linguistics of Africa /

The Languages and Linguistics of Africa / / ed. by Tom Güldemann.

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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2018 Part 1
MitwirkendeR:
Creissels, Denis,
Good, Jeff,
Güldemann, Tom,
Hammarström, Harald,
Hyman, Larry M.,
Lionnet, Florian,
Maddieson, Ian,
Wolff, H. Ekkehard,
HerausgeberIn:
Güldemann, Tom,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2018]
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:The World of Linguistics [WOL] ; 11
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Physical Description:1 online resource (XXIII, 1009 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • List of contributors
  • Table of contents
  • 1. A survey of African languages
  • 2. Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa
  • 3. Language contact and areal linguistics in Africa
  • 4. Phonetics and African languages
  • 5. Current issues in African phonology
  • 6. Current issues in African morphosyntax
  • 7. Anthropological and cognitive linguistics in Africa
  • 8. African socio- and applied linguistics
  • Index 1: Subjects
  • Index 2: Languages, language groups, and areas

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