Book contents
- A History of African Linguistics
- A History of African Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1 The History of African Linguistics
- 2 Western Europe: African Linguistics and the Colonial Project
- 3 African Linguistics in Central and Eastern Europe, and in the Nordic Countries
- 4 African Linguistics in North Africa
- 5 The Study of African Languages and Linguistics in North-Eastern Africa
- 6 African Linguistics in Southern Africa
- 7 African Linguistics in Eastern Africa
- 8 African Linguistics in Official English-Speaking West Africa
- 9 African Linguistics in Official French-Speaking West and Central Africa
- 10 African Linguistics in Official Portuguese- and Spanish-Speaking Africa
- 11 African Linguistics in the Americas
- 12 African Linguistics in Asia and Australia
- References
- Index – African Languages
- Index – Countries
- Index – Keywords
- Index – Persons
5 - The Study of African Languages and Linguistics in North-Eastern Africa
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 May 2019
- A History of African Linguistics
- A History of African Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1 The History of African Linguistics
- 2 Western Europe: African Linguistics and the Colonial Project
- 3 African Linguistics in Central and Eastern Europe, and in the Nordic Countries
- 4 African Linguistics in North Africa
- 5 The Study of African Languages and Linguistics in North-Eastern Africa
- 6 African Linguistics in Southern Africa
- 7 African Linguistics in Eastern Africa
- 8 African Linguistics in Official English-Speaking West Africa
- 9 African Linguistics in Official French-Speaking West and Central Africa
- 10 African Linguistics in Official Portuguese- and Spanish-Speaking Africa
- 11 African Linguistics in the Americas
- 12 African Linguistics in Asia and Australia
- References
- Index – African Languages
- Index – Countries
- Index – Keywords
- Index – Persons
Summary
The chapter sketches out the history of the study of African languages in North-Eastern Africa: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia (including Somaliland), South Sudan and Sudan. The focus is on local research traditions and institutions. A separate section deals with Geez studies, due to their unique time depth and importance for the development of native linguistic research in Eritrea and Ethiopia. The time span covered is from the sixteenth century to date, highlighting the dynamically increasing impact of local African linguists, philologists and language practitioners in all of these countries.
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- A History of African Linguistics , pp. 87 - 114Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019