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Mali: "Bambara" vs "Bamana" in English nomenclature

sociolingo wrote 5 days ago: Please respond directly to Don (dzo(at)bisharat(dot)net Cross-posted from H-West-Africa list From: … more »

Tags: Linguistics, Africa, Sociolinguistics, Mali, African languages, African linguistics, African Countries, Niger-Congo, Mande

African Dictionary:CHICHEWA/CHINYANJA-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

sociolingo wrote 1 week ago: Source: African Book Centre CHICHEWA/CHINYANJA-ENGLISH DICTIONARY Paas, Steven (Ed.) Chichewa is pro … more »

Tags: Africa, African books, African Countries, African dictionaries, African languages, African linguistics literature, Bantoid, Benue-Congo, Linguistics

Glottopedia : a linguistics encyclopedia in wikipedia style

sociolingo wrote 1 week ago: Glottopedia : a linguistics encyclopedia in wikipedia style, monitored by Martin Haspelmath Glottope … more »

Tags: Linguistics, African languages, African FREE Resources, African language materials

Numeral systems of the Languages of the world

sociolingo wrote 1 week ago: Numeral systems of the Languages of the world (the link to the webpage is temporarily disabled becau … more »

Tags: Africa, African FREE Resources, African language materials, African languages, African linguistics, Linguistics

World Atlas of Language Structures

sociolingo wrote 1 week ago: Source: World Atlas of Language Structures The Most Important Web Site on the World’s Linguist … more »

Tags: Linguistics, Africa, African languages, African linguistics, African linguistic diversity, African endangered languages, African FREE Resources, African language materials

Nigeria: Hausa online grammar1 comment

sociolingo wrote 3 weeks ago: Source: Hausa online grammar (UCLA) This online grammar provides basic information about the structu … more »

Tags: Africa, African Countries, African FREE Resources, African language materials, African languages, African linguistics, Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Linguistics

African conference: On the Brink? Endangered Archives and Endangered Languages in Africa

sociolingo wrote 1 month ago: SCOLMA (the UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa) invites registrations for the 2008 annual con … more »

Tags: Africa, African conferences, African Countries, African endangered languages, African languages, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics

Ghana: Summer School on Documentary Linguistics in West Africa

sociolingo wrote 1 month ago: Posted on March 31, 2008. Summer School on Documentary Linguistics in West Africa University of E … more »

Tags: Linguistics, Africa, African languages, African linguistics, African conferences, African Countries

Ghana: West African Languages Congress 2008

sociolingo wrote 1 month ago: Posted on March 18, 2008. Activities in Summer 2008 in Ghana (i)    There will be a Summer Scho … more »

Tags: Linguistics, Africa, African languages, African linguistics, African conferences, African Countries

South Africa: Dr. Neville Alexander of South Africa is the recipient of the 2008 Linguapax Prize2 comments

sociolingo wrote 2 months ago: Posted on March 1, 2008. Source: Don Osborn Dr. Neville Alexander of South Africa is the recipient o … more »

Tags: Africa, South Africa, African linguistics, African endangered languages, African awards, scholarships & funding, African Countries

Foundation for Endangered Languages: CALL FOR PROPOSALS

sociolingo wrote 3 months ago: Posted by sociolingo on February 6, 2008 Foundation for Endangered Languages: CALL FOR PROPOSALS T … more »

Tags: African awards, scholarships & funding, African endangered languages, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics

Book: Encyclopedia of Language and Education1 comment

sociolingo wrote 3 months ago: Encyclopedia of Language and Education Published: 2007, Springer http://www.springer.com  <h … more »

Tags: African books, African language and education, Sociolinguistics

The Language Question in Cameroon1 comment

sociolingo wrote 4 months ago: Source:Linguistik online 18, 1/04 The Language Question in Cameroon George Echu (Yaounde/Bloomi … more »

Tags: Africa, African language policy, African linguistics literature, African papers & reports, Cameroon, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics

Cameroon: Orthography and Identity

sociolingo wrote 4 months ago: Cameroon: Orthography and Identity Posted by sociolingo on January 2, 2008 Source: Cogprints Orth … more »

Tags: Africa, African Countries, African orthography, African papers & reports, Cameroon, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics

Academic paper: Standardization of national languages

sociolingo wrote 4 months ago:  The following UNESCO paper (pdf doc) has several African papers which may be of interest. You will … more »

Tags: Africa, African language policy, African languages, African linguistics, African orthography, African papers & reports, Linguistics

Summary tables of tone mark data from 21 (African) countries1 comment

sociolingo wrote 4 months ago: Source: http://www.bisharat.net/A12N/tones.htm Summary tables of tone mark data from 21 countrie … more »

Tags: technology, Africa, African languages and computers, African Countries

African thesis: The status and use of African languages in Sudan

sociolingo wrote 4 months ago: Source: AFRIKANSKA SPRÅK The status and use of African languages in Sudan Participant Helene Fati … more »

Tags: Africa, African Countries, African dissertation thesis, African language policy, African languages, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Sudan

Majority and Minority Languages in South Africa.

sociolingo wrote 4 months ago: Majority and Minority Languages in South Africa. Alexander, Neville This paper discusses three cate … more »

Tags: Africa, African Countries, African language policy, African languages, African papers & reports, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, South Africa

Africa Thesis Award 20071 comment

tatatimbo wrote 4 months ago: The African Studies Centre (ASC) is an independent scientific institute that generates and dissemi … more »

Tags: academic, Africa, African awards, scholarships & funding, African prizes, African research


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