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An introduction to the study of African languages / by Carl Meinhof ; translated by A. Werner.
LIBRA 496 M477.3.EW
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Van Pelt Library PL8005 .M413 1915
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meinhof, Carl, 1857-1944.
- Standardized Title:
- Moderne Sprachforschung in Afrika. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- African languages.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 169 pages : folded map. ; 19 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. ; New York : E.P. Dutton & Co., 1915.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- OCLC:
- 248831061
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