African Languages: An Introduction
"It should be in any academic library that supports curricula in linguistics, African languages, or broader programs of African studies."   Choice"This book provides a thorough introduction to African languages and linguistics, covering typology, structure and sociolinguistics."   African Sun Times"The contributors are outstanding scholars, and they provide excellent and easy-to-read pieces...At present, no other text offers such a broad coverage of the diverse African language families; hence, this volume is an extraordinary resources for students and scholars interested in the study of African languages...This volume is a succesful introduction to African languages and linguistics."   Anthropological Linguistics"The book has a substantial bibliography and extremely useful indexes of authors, language names, and subjects. It should be in any academic library that supports curricula in lingustics, African languages, or broader programs of African studies. It may well be assigned as a textbook, so should certainly be in the regular stacks,  but is easy enough to use and covers so much information that it could also serve well in reference collection."    Choice