Abdourahmane Diallo, Language Contact in Guinea. The case of Pular and Mande Varieties (Topics in Interdisciplinary African Studies, Volume 36). Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, 2014, 422 pp.
Journal Title: Studies in African Languages and Cultures - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 50
Abstract
Recenzja książki Abdourahmane Diallo, Language Contact in Guinea. The case of Pular and Mande Varieties (Topics in Interdisciplinary African Studies, Volume 36). Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, 2014.
Authors and Affiliations
Nina Pawlak
Angelika Mietzner and Ulrike Claudi (eds.), Directionality in Grammar and Discourse: Case Studies from Africa, Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, 2012, pp. 232.
A review of a book "Directionality in Grammar and Discourse: Case Studies from Africa" by Angelika Mietzner and Ulrike Claudi (eds.).
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