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| African Languages | 1 |
| Comparative Analysis | 1 |
| Contrastive Linguistics | 1 |
| Diachronic Linguistics | 1 |
| Language Classification | 1 |
| Language Research | 1 |
| Language Typology | 1 |
| Surface Structure | 1 |
| Syntax | 1 |
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| Linguistics | 1 |
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| Heine, Bernd | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHeine, Bernd – Linguistics, 1975
Attempts to show that the comparison of language structures may be relevant to diachronic linguistics, and in particular to areal linguistics. The article is based on an ongoing comparative study aimed at devising a typology of African languages. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: African Languages, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
