African linguistics
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African linguistics is the scientific study of the languages of Africa, examining their structures, histories, typologies, and sociocultural contexts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| African linguistics canonical | 4 |
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| instanceOf |
academic discipline
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subfield of linguistics ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
theory of language contact
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theory of language typology ⓘ theory of noun classification ⓘ theory of tone ⓘ |
| examines |
areal features in African languages
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focus marking in African languages ⓘ information structure in African languages ⓘ language and education in Africa ⓘ language and identity in Africa ⓘ language and migration in Africa ⓘ language and religion in Africa ⓘ language and urbanization in Africa ⓘ language classification in Africa ⓘ multilingualism in Africa ⓘ noun class systems in African languages ⓘ serial verb constructions in African languages ⓘ tone systems in African languages ⓘ verb morphology in African languages ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | languages of Africa ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Afroasiatic languages
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Austronesian languages of Madagascar ⓘ Indo-European languages in Africa ⓘ Khoisan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ |
| hasJournal |
Journal of African Languages and Linguistics
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Linguistic Typology of African Languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Studies in African Linguistics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrganization |
West African Linguistic Society
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World Congress of African Linguistics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
anthropological linguistics
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general linguistics ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ typological linguistics ⓘ |
| studies |
African languages
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endangered African languages ⓘ historical development of African languages ⓘ language contact in Africa ⓘ language documentation in Africa ⓘ language policy in Africa ⓘ language typology in Africa ⓘ morphology of African languages ⓘ phonology of African languages ⓘ pidgins and creoles in Africa ⓘ pragmatics of African languages ⓘ semantics of African languages ⓘ sign languages in Africa ⓘ sociolinguistics of African languages ⓘ syntax of African languages ⓘ |
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