The Languages and Linguistics of Africa
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The Languages and Linguistics of Africa is a comprehensive scholarly volume that surveys the continent’s language families, their historical relationships, and key structural features within a modern linguistic framework.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Languages and Linguistics of Africa canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Languages and Linguistics of Africa Context triple: [Tom Güldemann, notableWork, The Languages and Linguistics of Africa]
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A.
Historical Linguistics and the Comparative Study of African Languages
Historical Linguistics and the Comparative Study of African Languages is a scholarly work that examines the historical development, classification, and relationships of African languages using comparative linguistic methods.
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Journal of African Languages and Linguistics
The Journal of African Languages and Linguistics is a scholarly periodical dedicated to research on the structure, history, and use of African languages.
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C.
African linguistics
African linguistics is the scientific study of the languages of Africa, examining their structures, histories, typologies, and sociocultural contexts.
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D.
The Nilo-Saharan Languages: A Comparative Essay
The Nilo-Saharan Languages: A Comparative Essay is a major linguistic study by Lionel Bender that analyzes and compares the languages traditionally grouped under the Nilo-Saharan family in Africa.
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E.
The Archaeological and Linguistic Reconstruction of African History
The Archaeological and Linguistic Reconstruction of African History is a scholarly work by historian Christopher Ehret that uses archaeological and comparative linguistic evidence to trace and reinterpret the deep precolonial history of African societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Languages and Linguistics of Africa Target entity description: The Languages and Linguistics of Africa is a comprehensive scholarly volume that surveys the continent’s language families, their historical relationships, and key structural features within a modern linguistic framework.
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A.
Historical Linguistics and the Comparative Study of African Languages
Historical Linguistics and the Comparative Study of African Languages is a scholarly work that examines the historical development, classification, and relationships of African languages using comparative linguistic methods.
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B.
Journal of African Languages and Linguistics
The Journal of African Languages and Linguistics is a scholarly periodical dedicated to research on the structure, history, and use of African languages.
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C.
African linguistics
African linguistics is the scientific study of the languages of Africa, examining their structures, histories, typologies, and sociocultural contexts.
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D.
The Nilo-Saharan Languages: A Comparative Essay
The Nilo-Saharan Languages: A Comparative Essay is a major linguistic study by Lionel Bender that analyzes and compares the languages traditionally grouped under the Nilo-Saharan family in Africa.
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E.
The Archaeological and Linguistic Reconstruction of African History
The Archaeological and Linguistic Reconstruction of African History is a scholarly work by historian Christopher Ehret that uses archaeological and comparative linguistic evidence to trace and reinterpret the deep precolonial history of African societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic book
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linguistics book ⓘ scholarly volume ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
African studies
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linguistics ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
present current knowledge in African linguistics
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synthesize research on African languages ⓘ |
| coversRegion | Africa ⓘ |
| describes |
Afroasiatic languages
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Austronesian languages in Africa ⓘ Indo-European languages in Africa ⓘ Khoisan languages ⓘ Niger-Congo languages ⓘ
linked to:
Niger–Congo languages
Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ major African language families ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical linguistics
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historical relationships between African languages ⓘ language classification ⓘ language contact in Africa ⓘ language typology ⓘ morphology of African languages ⓘ phonology of African languages ⓘ structural features of African languages ⓘ syntax of African languages ⓘ |
| hasApproach |
comparative-historical approach
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modern linguistic framework ⓘ structural analysis ⓘ |
| hasFormat | edited volume ⓘ |
| hasGenre | academic non-fiction ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Africanists
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language typologists ⓘ linguists ⓘ students of linguistics ⓘ |
| isAbout |
areal features of African languages
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genetic classification of African languages ⓘ language history in Africa ⓘ linguistic diversity in Africa ⓘ |
| isUsedAs | reference work ⓘ |
| isUsedIn | university teaching ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African languages
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language families of Africa ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| provides |
overview of structural features of African languages
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survey of African language families ⓘ |
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Subject: The Languages and Linguistics of Africa Description of subject: The Languages and Linguistics of Africa is a comprehensive scholarly volume that surveys the continent’s language families, their historical relationships, and key structural features within a modern linguistic framework.
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