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An introduction to the study of African languages /

by Meinhof, Carl; Werner, Alice [tr.]; Struck, Bernhard.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : New York : J.M. Dent & Sons ; E.P. Dutton, 1919Description: vii, 169 p. : ill., fold. map ; 19 cm.Uniform titles: Moderne Sprachforschung in Afrika. English.Subject(s): African languages -- Study and teaching
Contents:
Why do we study primitive languages?--A survey of African languages and language-families.--The study of sounds in Africa and its relation to general phonetics.--Rhythm and melody in African languages.--The morphological development of African languages.--The practical importance of African linguistics.--African philology as an auxiliary to other sciences.--The problems and the aim of African linguistics.--Note to the "Sketch map of African language-families," by Bernhard Struck.
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Why do we study primitive languages?--A survey of African languages and language-families.--The study of sounds in Africa and its relation to general phonetics.--Rhythm and melody in African languages.--The morphological development of African languages.--The practical importance of African linguistics.--African philology as an auxiliary to other sciences.--The problems and the aim of African linguistics.--Note to the "Sketch map of African language-families," by Bernhard Struck.

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