The languages and linguistics of Africa /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Güldemann, Tom, editor.
Imprint:	Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, 2018.
Description:	xxiii, 1009 pages; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	The world of linguistics ; volume 11 World of linguistics.
Subject:	African languages. African languages.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11763215

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:	Güldemann, Tom, editor. Hock, Hans Henrich, 1938- editor. Creissels, Denis, contributor. Good, Jeff, contributor. Güldemann, Tom, contributor. Hammarström, Harald, contributor. Hyman, Larry M., contributor. Lionnet, Florian contributor Maddieson, Ian, contributor. Wolff, Ekkehard, contributor.
ISBN:	3110426064 9783110426069 9783110421668 3110421666 9783110421668
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes (pages 98401009).
Summary:	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.

Table of Contents:

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

Similar Items