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Abstract

List of maps Notes on contributors 1. Introduction Bernd Heine and Derek Nurse 2. Niger-Congo Kay Williamson and Roger Blench 3. Nilo-Saharan Lionel M. Bender 4. Afroasiatic Richard J. Hayward 5. Khoisan Tom Guldemann and Rainer Vossen 6. Phonology G. N. Clements 7. Morphology Gerrit J. Dimmendaal 8. Syntax John R. Watters 9. Typology Denis Creissels 10. Comparative linguistics Paul Newman 11. Language and history Christopher Ehret 12. Language and society H. Ekkehard Wolff References Index of authors Index of languages Index of subjects.