Africa's endangered languages : documentary and theoretical approaches / edited by Jason Kandybowicz and Harold Torrence.

This book examines the endangered languages of Africa from both documentary and theoretical perspectives, highlighting the threats of extinction many of them face and the challenges and implications each bring to bear on linguistic theory. It focuses on the symbiosis between documentary and theoreti...

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Other Authors: Kandybowicz, Jason (Editor), Torrence, Harold (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
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