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)

Discusses the concept that one must work from within bilingual education outward toward other disciplines rather than from the outside, or from the pursuit of other disciplines inward toward an understanding of bilingual education. (Author/HP)