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African Languages

An Introduction

Bibliographic Data

ID3912733
AuthorsJohn P Hutchison, John Hutchison, Bernd Heine (0000-0002-9304-7814), Derek Nurse
Year2001
Volume34
Issue1
Pages240
Publication date2001-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe International Journal of African Historical Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-7882 • E-ISSN: 2326-3016
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3097354
OpenAlexW602779623
LanguageEN
Citations received87

List of maps Notes on contributors 1. Introduction Bernd Heine and Derek Nurse 2. Niger-Congo Kay Williamson and Roger Blench 3. Nilo-Saharan Lionel M. Bender 4. Afroasiatic Richard J. Hayward 5. Khoisan Tom Guldemann and Rainer Vossen 6. Phonology G. N. Clements 7. Morphology Gerrit J. Dimmendaal 8. Syntax John R. Watters 9. Typology Denis Creissels 10. Comparative linguistics Paul Newman 11. Language and history Christopher Ehret 12. Language and society H. Ekkehard Wolff References Index of authors Index of languages Index of subjects

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Unique citing works87
Citations per year3,22
Citation span1999 - 2025 (27)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 10
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