A History of African Linguistics
Will be published approx. on 13. June 2019
Book
Hardback
370 pages
978-1-108-41797-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
'The twenty-six authors found in this volume, who come from every inhabited continent on the planet, should be recognized for their valuable contribution to the broader field of African linguistics, as the reader now has access to a richer understanding of the synchronic and diachronic 'big picture' as it concerns language usage and the study of language usage on the African continent.' Troy E. Spier, LinguistMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 3 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
694 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-41797-6 (9781108417976)
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A History of African Linguistics
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10/2021
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History of African Linguistics
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Person
H. Ekkehard Wolff is Professor Emeritus at Universitaet Leipzig, where he retired from the Chair of African Linguistics (Afrikanistik) in 2009. He has taught extensively in Ethiopia, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa and Finland. He has published over twenty-five books, including The Cambridge Handbook of African Linguistics (Cambridge, forthcoming), Multilingualism and Intercultural Communication: A South African Perspective (2017) and Language and Development in Africa (Cambridge, 2016).
Content
1. The history of African linguistics H. Ekkehard Wolff; 2. Western Europe: African linguistics and the colonial project Roland Kiessling; 3. African linguistics in Central and Eastern Europe, and in the Nordic countries Roland Kiessling, Nina Pawlak, Alexander Zheltov and Arvi Hurskainen; 4. African linguistics in North Africa Abderrahman el Aissati and Yamina el Kirat el Allame; 5. African linguistics in North-Eastern Africa Ronny Meyer, Maria Bulakh, Angelika Jakobi, Marie-Claude Simeone-Senelle, Wolbert Smidt and Rainer Voigt; 6. African linguistics in Southern Africa Sonja E. Bosch and Inge M. Kosch; 7. African linguistics in Eastern Africa Amani Lusekelo; 8. African linguistics in official English-speaking West Africa Bruce Connell and Akinbiyi Akinlabi; 9. African linguistics in official French-speaking West and Central Africa Philip Ngessimo Mathe Mutaka; 10. African linguistics in official Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking Africa Anne-Maria Fehn; 11. African linguistics in the Americas G. Tucker Childs and Margarida Petter; 12. African linguistics in Asia and Australia Shigeki Kaji, Sun Xiaomeng, Yang Chul-Joon and John Hajek.