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| African Languages | 1 |
| Contrastive Linguistics | 1 |
| Language Patterns | 1 |
| Lexicology | 1 |
| Linguistic Theory | 1 |
| Morphology (Languages) | 1 |
| Phonetics | 1 |
| Phonology | 1 |
| Sociolinguistics | 1 |
| Syntax | 1 |
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| Language Sciences | 1 |
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| Meeussen, A. E. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMeeussen, A. E. – Language Sciences, 1975
Africanisms are characteristics occurring frequently in African languages but rarely elsewhere. This paper reviews Africanisms presented by Greenberg and Larochette and submits a number of others with sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic relevance. Items are grouped according to phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon. (CK)
Descriptors: African Languages, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Patterns, Lexicology
