Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of African Linguistics
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of African Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Contributors
- Preface
- General Introduction
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Introduction
- Part I Short Regional Histories of African Linguistics
- Part II Comparative and Descriptive African Linguistics
- 7 Comparative African Linguistics
- 8 A Typological and Areal Perspective of African Languages
- 9 Niger-Congo Linguistic Features and Typology
- 10 Afroasiatic Linguistic Features and Typologies
- 11 Linguistic Features and Typologies in Languages Commonly Referred to as ‘Nilo-Saharan’
- 12 Linguistic Features and Typologies in Languages Commonly Referred to as ‘Khoisan’
- Part III African Languages in Cultures and Societies
- Part IV Applied Perspectives in African Linguistics
- References
- Index
8 - A Typological and Areal Perspective of African Languages
from Part II - Comparative and Descriptive African Linguistics
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of African Linguistics
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of African Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Contributors
- Preface
- General Introduction
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Introduction
- Part I Short Regional Histories of African Linguistics
- Part II Comparative and Descriptive African Linguistics
- 7 Comparative African Linguistics
- 8 A Typological and Areal Perspective of African Languages
- 9 Niger-Congo Linguistic Features and Typology
- 10 Afroasiatic Linguistic Features and Typologies
- 11 Linguistic Features and Typologies in Languages Commonly Referred to as ‘Nilo-Saharan’
- 12 Linguistic Features and Typologies in Languages Commonly Referred to as ‘Khoisan’
- Part III African Languages in Cultures and Societies
- Part IV Applied Perspectives in African Linguistics
- References
- Index
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- The Cambridge Handbook of African Linguistics , pp. 166 - 190Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019