A history of African linguistics /

A history of African linguistics /

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Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019. ©2019
Description:	xxiii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Linguistics -- Africa -- History. African languages. African languages. Linguistics. Africa. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11963640

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Other authors / contributors:	Wolff, Ekkehard, editor.
ISBN:	9781108417976 1108417973
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-331) and indexes.
Summary:	Bringing together a team of leading scholars, this volume forms the first global history of African linguistics as an autonomous academic discipline, covering Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. Defining African linguistics, the volume describes its emergence from a 'colonial science' at the turn of the twentieth century in Europe, where it was first established mainly in academic institutions of former colonial powers. Its riddance from the 'colonial project' is traced, following its 'de-colonialisation' and subsequent spread from imperialist Europe across all inhabited continents, with particular reference to its academic establishment in the various regions of Africa. Providing inside views of African linguistic research and its ramifications over time, active researchers in its various subfields present highly informative accounts of current and past research priorities and achievements. The twenty-six authors are themselves representatives of the various regions of both the world and Africa, in which African linguistics has become entrenched in academic institutions.

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Call Number:	P61 .H575 2019
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