The languages and linguistics of Africa

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 wel...

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Другие авторы: Güldemann, Tom
Формат: Электронная книга
Язык:English
Публикация: Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter Mouton, [2018]
Серии:World of linguistics ; v. 11.
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Оглавление:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • List of contributors
  • Table of contents
  • 1. A survey of African languages / Hammarström, Harald
  • 2. Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa / Güldemann, Tom
  • 3. Language contact and areal linguistics in Africa / Güldemann, Tom
  • 4. Phonetics and African languages / Maddieson, Ian
  • 5. Current issues in African phonology / Lionnet, Florian / Hyman, Larry M.
  • 6. Current issues in African morphosyntax / Creissels, Denis / Good, Jeff
  • 7. Anthropological and cognitive linguistics in Africa
  • 8. African socio- and applied linguistics / Wolff, H. Ekkehard
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Index 1: Subjects
  • Index 2: Languages, language groups, and areas