The Languages and Linguistics of Africa

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2018

The Languages and Linguistics of Africa

Edited by: Tom Güldemann

Volume 11 in the series The World of Linguistics [WOL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110421668

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Tom Güldemann, Humboldt Universität Berlin, Germany.

Supplementary Materials

Afrikakarte

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
List of contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Table of contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1. A survey of African languages Harald Hammarström Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa Tom Güldemann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
3. Language contact and areal linguistics in Africa Tom Güldemann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	445
4. Phonetics and African languages Ian Maddieson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	546
5. Current issues in African phonology Florian Lionnet and Larry M. Hyman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	602
6. Current issues in African morphosyntax Denis Creissels and Jeff Good Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	709
7. Anthropological and cognitive linguistics in Africa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	882
8. African socio- and applied linguistics H. Ekkehard Wolff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	883
Index 1: Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	985
Index 2: Languages, language groups, and areas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	994

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Students and Researchers of Linguistics, Academics, Institutional Libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 23
- Main content: 1009
Keywords: Africa; Historical Linguistics; Linguistic Typology

eBook

Published: September 10, 2018
ISBN: 9783110421668

Hardcover

Published: November 5, 2018
ISBN: 9783110426069