The first global history of African linguistics as an emerging autonomous academic discipline, covering Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

The Handbook of African Linguistics provides a holistic coverage of the key themes, subfields, approaches and practical application to the vast areas subsumable

This book provides an in-depth and comprehensive state-of-the-art study of 'African languages' and 'language in Africa' since its beginnings as a 'colonial scie

Scholarly work that attempts to match linguistic and archaeological evidence in precolonial Africa

This book introduces beginning students and non-specialists to the diversity and richness of African languages. In addition to providing a solid background to t