Book contents
- A History of African Linguistics
- A History of African Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1 The History of African Linguistics
- 2 Western Europe: African Linguistics and the Colonial Project
- 3 African Linguistics in Central and Eastern Europe, and in the Nordic Countries
- 4 African Linguistics in North Africa
- 5 The Study of African Languages and Linguistics in North-Eastern Africa
- 6 African Linguistics in Southern Africa
- 7 African Linguistics in Eastern Africa
- 8 African Linguistics in Official English-Speaking West Africa
- 9 African Linguistics in Official French-Speaking West and Central Africa
- 10 African Linguistics in Official Portuguese- and Spanish-Speaking Africa
- 11 African Linguistics in the Americas
- 12 African Linguistics in Asia and Australia
- References
- Index – African Languages
- Index – Countries
- Index – Keywords
- Index – Persons
12 - African Linguistics in Asia and Australia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 May 2019
- A History of African Linguistics
- A History of African Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1 The History of African Linguistics
- 2 Western Europe: African Linguistics and the Colonial Project
- 3 African Linguistics in Central and Eastern Europe, and in the Nordic Countries
- 4 African Linguistics in North Africa
- 5 The Study of African Languages and Linguistics in North-Eastern Africa
- 6 African Linguistics in Southern Africa
- 7 African Linguistics in Eastern Africa
- 8 African Linguistics in Official English-Speaking West Africa
- 9 African Linguistics in Official French-Speaking West and Central Africa
- 10 African Linguistics in Official Portuguese- and Spanish-Speaking Africa
- 11 African Linguistics in the Americas
- 12 African Linguistics in Asia and Australia
- References
- Index – African Languages
- Index – Countries
- Index – Keywords
- Index – Persons
Summary
Asian and Australian institutions with a research focus on African languages are of fairly recent vintage. Japan has a strong academic infrastructure devoted to African linguistics, based in several universities and research centres. China looks back more than 50 years of interest in teaching Swahili and other major African languages, recently broadening the scope to encompass other issues of linguistic interest. In South Korea, teaching Swahili was also the precursor of more general African linguistics, allowing for regional specializations of researchers. In Australia, academic interest emerges with the increasing presence of experts on African languages and linguistics in the country.
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- A History of African Linguistics , pp. 233 - 250Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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