The Oxford Handbook of African Languages, available in PDF, is a treasure trove for students and scholars interested in African linguistics. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the current state of research in African languages, including historical, anthropological, typological, comparative, and sociolinguistic perspectives. Africa hosts a significant proportion of the world’s languages, with four major phyla – Nilo-Saharan, Niger-Congo, Afro-Asiatic, and Khoisan – that encompass numerous families and subgroups.
The guide covers all aspects of African linguistics research. With a focus on grammar and comparative approaches, the initial sections delve into the major domains of language study. The guide then offers detailed overviews of each phylum and subfamily and provides grammatical sketches of eighteen representative African languages from different genetic affiliations. In addition, it explores critical issues in African linguistics, including cognition, language, and culture, society and language, language contact and endangerment, language and history, and language and orature.
This comprehensive guide is perfect for students, scholars, and anyone interested in documentary, descriptive, typological, and comparative linguistics. PLEASE NOTE: This product only includes the eBook version of The Oxford Handbook of African Languages in PDF format. No access codes are included.
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