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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: H. Ekkehard Wolff (Universität Leipzig)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.660kg ISBN: 9781108417976ISBN 10: 1108417973 Pages: 370 Publication Date: 13 June 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. The history of African linguistics H. Ekkehard Wolff; 2. Western Europe: African linguistics and the colonial project Roland Kießling; 3. African linguistics in Central and Eastern Europe, and in the Nordic countries Roland Kießling, Nina Pawlak, Alexander Zheltov and Arvi Hurskainen; 4. African linguistics in North Africa Abderrahman el Aissati and Yamina el Kirat el Allame; 5. African linguistics in North-Eastern Africa Ronny Meyer, Maria Bulakh, Angelika Jakobi, Marie-Claude Simeone-Senelle, Wolbert Smidt and Rainer Voigt; 6. African linguistics in Southern Africa Sonja E. Bosch and Inge M. Kosch; 7. African linguistics in Eastern Africa Amani Lusekelo; 8. African linguistics in official English-speaking West Africa Bruce Connell and Akinbiyi Akinlabi; 9. African linguistics in official French-speaking West and Central Africa Philip Ngessimo Mathe Mutaka; 10. African linguistics in official Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking Africa Anne-Maria Fehn; 11. African linguistics in the Americas G. Tucker Childs and Margarida Petter; 12. African linguistics in Asia and Australia Shigeki Kaji, Sun Xiaomeng, Yang Chul-Joon and John Hajek.Reviews'The twenty-six authors found in this volume, who come from every inhabited continent on the planet, should be recognized for their valuable contribution to the broader field of African linguistics, as the reader now has access to a richer understanding of the synchronic and diachronic 'big picture' as it concerns language usage and the study of language usage on the African continent.' Troy E. Spier, Linguist Author InformationH. Ekkehard Wolff is Professor Emeritus at Universität Leipzig, where he retired from the Chair of African Linguistics (Afrikanistik) in 2009. He has taught extensively in Ethiopia, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa and Finland. He has published over twenty-five books, including The Cambridge Handbook of African Linguistics (Cambridge, forthcoming), Multilingualism and Intercultural Communication: A South African Perspective (2017) and Language and Development in Africa (Cambridge, 2016). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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