Practice of Historical Linguistics and Language Codification in Africa
The sheer number of languages in Africa is remarkable; more than 2000 languages are believed to be alive in the continent. Today one can read a newspaper in Swahili, a novel in Gikuyu, or surf the Web in Yoruba. This article offers a diachronic perspective on the scholarly activities that have contr...
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| Published in: | History compass Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 1 - 24 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.01.2008
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| ISSN: | 1478-0542, 1478-0542 |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
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