A Linguistic Geography of Africa |
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Editor:
| Heine, Bernd Nurse, Derek |
Series title: | Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-511-48627-2 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Digital download and online |
List Price: | AUD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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Research on African languages has been preoccupied with understanding similarities across the four distinct language families. This book discusses whether structural similarities and dissimilarities among African languages are the result of contact between these languages, and demonstrates that such similarities are more common than is widely believed.
Research on African languages has been preoccupied with understanding similarities across the four distinct language families. This book discusses whether structural similarities and dissimilarities among African languages are the result of contact between these languages, and demonstrates that such similarities are more common than is widely believed.