By Tom Güldemann
This cutting edge instruction manual takes a clean examine the presently underestimated linguistic variety of Africa, the continent with the biggest variety of languages on the planet. It covers the foremost domain names of linguistics, supplying either a consultant photo of Africa’s linguistic panorama in addition to new and every now and then unconventional views. the focal point isn't really a lot on exhaustiveness as at the fruitful courting among African and basic linguistics and the contributions the 2 domain names could make to one another. This quantity is hence meant for readers with a selected curiosity in African languages and likewise for college students and students in the better self-discipline of linguistics.
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