Book contents
- A History of African Linguistics
- A History of African Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1 The History of African Linguistics
- 2 Western Europe: African Linguistics and the Colonial Project
- 3 African Linguistics in Central and Eastern Europe, and in the Nordic Countries
- 4 African Linguistics in North Africa
- 5 The Study of African Languages and Linguistics in North-Eastern Africa
- 6 African Linguistics in Southern Africa
- 7 African Linguistics in Eastern Africa
- 8 African Linguistics in Official English-Speaking West Africa
- 9 African Linguistics in Official French-Speaking West and Central Africa
- 10 African Linguistics in Official Portuguese- and Spanish-Speaking Africa
- 11 African Linguistics in the Americas
- 12 African Linguistics in Asia and Australia
- References
- Index – African Languages
- Index – Countries
- Index – Keywords
- Index – Persons
9 - African Linguistics in Official French-Speaking West and Central Africa
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 May 2019
Book contents
- A History of African Linguistics
- A History of African Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1 The History of African Linguistics
- 2 Western Europe: African Linguistics and the Colonial Project
- 3 African Linguistics in Central and Eastern Europe, and in the Nordic Countries
- 4 African Linguistics in North Africa
- 5 The Study of African Languages and Linguistics in North-Eastern Africa
- 6 African Linguistics in Southern Africa
- 7 African Linguistics in Eastern Africa
- 8 African Linguistics in Official English-Speaking West Africa
- 9 African Linguistics in Official French-Speaking West and Central Africa
- 10 African Linguistics in Official Portuguese- and Spanish-Speaking Africa
- 11 African Linguistics in the Americas
- 12 African Linguistics in Asia and Australia
- References
- Index – African Languages
- Index – Countries
- Index – Keywords
- Index – Persons
Summary
The chapter deals with the hypothetical non-Western roots of African linguistics with the academic import from the West, thereby creating a vision of ‘African’ African linguistics that would be different from the received Western type. It looks at the developments within Africa and focus areas of research chosen by African linguists, in past and present. It concludes with an agenda for specific needs of postcolonial Africa that African linguistics should address in the future.
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- A History of African Linguistics , pp. 178 - 188Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019