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Outline of a vocabulary of a few of the principal languages of Western and Central Africa [microform] ; compiled for the use of the Niger Expedition.

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London, J. W. Parker, 1841.

1841

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FormatMicroformCall numberSc Micro F-877Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference
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The languages of West Africa, by Diedrich Westermann & M. A. Bryan; with a supplementary bibliography compiled by D. W. Arnott. New ed.

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Folkestone, Dawsons, 1970.

1970

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Linguistic field notes from Banda, and language maps of the Guang speaking areas of Ghana, Togo, and Dahomey.

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[Legon] Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, 1966.

1966

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc+ 496-P (Painter, C. Linguistic field notes from Banda)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Language policy for the promotion of national unity and understanding in West Africa [by] G. Ansre.

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Legon, Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana [1970?

1970

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L'expression du temps dans quelques langues de l'Quest africain; études lexicales.

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[Paris, S.E.L.A.F.] 1972.

1972

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FormatBook/TextCall numberL-11 4170 [no] 29Item locationOffsite
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The Journal of West African languages.

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[London] : Published by the Cambridge University Press in association with the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, 1964-

1964-present

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 496.405-J (Journal of West African languages) v. 8 (1971)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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A study of Western Nigritic / by Hans Mukarovsky.

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Wien : Institut für Ägyptologie und Afrikanistik der Universität Wien, 1977.

1977

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc D 79-508 v. 2Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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The study of West African languages ; an expanded version of an inaugural lecture delivered at the University of Ibadan on 20 February, 1964, by Robert G. Armstrong.

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[Ibadan : Published for the Institute of African Studies by Ibadan University Press, 1967.

1967

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Actes du huitième Congrès international de linguistique africaine : Abidjan 24-28 mars 1969.

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Abidjan : Université d'Abidjan, 1971.

1971

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FormatBook/TextCall numberJLL 77-301 v. 1-2Item locationOffsite

Renaissance du gbe : réflexions critiques et constructives sur l'eve, le fon, le gen, l'aja, le gun, etc. / Hounkpati B.C. Capo ; avec une préface du professeur Ayọ Bamgboṣe.

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Hamburg : H. Buske, 1988.

1988

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc D 90-878Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Die Gong : monographische Studie zu Kultur und Sprache der Gong (Kagoma), Zentralnigeria / Eva Hagen.

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Hamburg : R. Krämer, 1988.

1988

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc D 91-524Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Language, culture and society in West Africa / [edited by] C.W. Wigwe.

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Elms Court [England] : A. Stockwell, 1990.

1990

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc D 91-939Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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West Africa: general, ethnography, sociology, linguistics, compiled by Ruth Jones, librarian, with the assistance of a panel of consultants.

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London, 1958.

1958

2 items

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc+ 016.916-I (International African Institute. West Africa)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Abụ ekele dike / G.N. Echebima.

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Ibadan : Heinemann Educational Books (Nig.), 1990.

1990

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc C 92-105Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Sargal Séex Anta J̳́oob : woy ci làmmiñu wolof / IFAN Cheikh Anta Diop.

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Ndakaaru : [s.n.], 1992.

1992

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc D 92-543Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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A phonetic study of West African languages: an auditory-instrumental survey.

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Cambridge [England] University Press in association with the West African Languages Survey, 1964.

1964

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 496.4-L (Ladefoged, P. Phonetic study)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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The languages of West Africa, by Dietrich [!] Westermann and M.A. Bryan.

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London, New York, Published for the International African Institute by the Oxford University Press, 1952.

1952

2 items

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 496.4-W (Westermann, D. Languages of West Africa)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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The Christian handbook, New Calabar, West Africa. Compiled by Rev. Mojola Agbebi, assisted by Chief James Horsfall, Prince Charles Batabo, Chief Sokari Amakri, and others.

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[n.p., n.d.]

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 496.4-A (Agbebi, M. Christian handbook, New Calabar, West Africa)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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The languages of West Africa / by Frederick William Hugh Migeod.

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London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd., 1911-1913.

1911-1913

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 496.4-M (Migeod, F. Languages of West Africa) v. 2Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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The study of West African languages. An expanded version of an inaugural lecture delivered at the University of Ibadan on 20 February, 1964, by Robert G. Armstrong.

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[Ibadan] Published for the Institute of African Studies by Ibadan University Press, [c1964]

1964

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 496.4-A (Armstrong, R. Study of West African languages)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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The Bantu languages of western Equatorial Africa.

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London, Published for the International African Institute by Oxford University Press, 1953.

1953

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 496.3-G (Guthrie, M. Bantu languages of western Equatorial Africa)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Liberia [microform] / by Sir Harry Johnston ; with an appendix on the flora of Liberia by Dr. Otto Stapf ; 28 coloured illustrations by Sir Harry Johnston, 24 botanical drawings by Miss Matilda Smith, 402 black and white illustrations from the author's drawings and from photographs by the author and others, 22 maps by Mr. J. W. Addison, Capt. H. D. Pearson, R. E., Lieut. E. W. Cox, R. E., and the author.

Microform

London : Hutchinson & Co., 1906.

1906

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FormatMicroformCall numberBMI (Johnston, H. H. Liberia) v. 2Item locationSchwarzman Building - General Research Room 315

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The pedigree of nations : historical linguistics in Nigeria : an inaugural lecture delivered at the University of Port Harcourt on Tuesday, 7 April, 1987 / by Kay Williamson.

Book/Text

Port Harcourt, Nigeria : University of Port Harcourt, 1987 [i.e. 1988]

1988

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Current trends in literature and language studies in West Africa / Edited by Ernest N. Emenyonu, Charles E. Nnolim.

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Ibadan : Kraft Books, 1994.

1994

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc D 94-977Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Discourse features of ten languages of West-Central Africa / Stephen H. Levinsohn, editor.

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[Dallas] : Summer Institute of Linguistics ; [Arlington, Tex.] : University of Texas at Arlington ; Dallas : [Orders from] International Academic Bookstore, 1994.

1994

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FormatBook/TextCall numberJFE 96-8624Item locationSchwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Journal / West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies.

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Calabar : WAACLALS, 1989-

1989-present

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc Ser.-L .J581 v. 2, no. 1 (2005)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc Ser.-L .J581 1st ser. , no. 1 (1989)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Liberia, by Sir Harry Johnston...With an appendix on the flora of Liberia, by Dr. Otto Stapf...28 coloured illustrations by Sir Harry Johnston, 24 botanical drawings by Miss Matilda Smith, 402 black and white illustrations from the author's drawings and from photographs by the author and others, 22 maps by Mr. J.W. Addison, Capt. H.D. Pearson, R.E. Lieut. E.W. Cox, R.E., and the author.

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New York, Dodd, Mead & company, 1906.

1906

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FormatBook/TextCall numberBMI (Johnston, H. H. Liberia (New York)) v. 2Item locationSchwarzman Building - General Research Room 315

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Zuid-Kisongye bloemlezing : Milembwe-teksten / door Leo Stappers.

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Tervuren : Gepubliceerd onder de auspiciën van de Commissie voor Afrikaanse Taalkunde, 1953.

1953

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FormatBook/TextCall numberD-13 637 no. 1-10Item locationSchwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Die Verbreitung und Gliederung der Togorestsprachen.

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Berlin, D. Reimer [1968]

1968

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FormatBook/TextCall numberE-13 5480Item locationSchwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Die Mande-Neger-Sprachen psychologisch und phonetisch betrachtet, von Dr. H. Steinthal ...

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Berlin, F. Dümmler, 1867.

1867

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FormatBook/TextCall numberRTB (Steinthal, C. Mande-neger-sprachen psychologisch)Item locationOffsite

Outline of a vocabulary of a few of the principal languages of Western and Central Africa : compiled for the use of the Niger Expedition.

Book/Text

London : J.W. Parker, 1841.

1841

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc Rare 496-O (Outline...a vocabulary of...Western and Central Africa)Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
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The West African journal of language, literature & criticism = Le journal ouest-africain de langue, de littérature et de critique = Mujallar Afrika ta yamma kan nazarin harshe de adabi da Sharhi = Majallat Gharb Afrīqiyā lil-lughah wa-al-adab wa-al-naqd.

Book/Text

Kano, Nigeria : Bayero University, 1996-

1996-present

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc Ser.-M .W3742 v. 1, no. 2 (1999)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc Ser.-M .W3742 v. 1, no. 1 (1996)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Vocabularies of the Niger and Gold coast, West Africa. [microfilm] / by the Ven. Archdeacon Henry Johnson, Reverend J. Christaller.

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London : Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1886.

1886

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FormatMicroformCall numberSc Micro F-14514Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Outline of a vocabulary of a few of the principal languages of Western and Central Africa [microform] ; compiled for the use of the Niger Expedition.

Microform

London, J. W. Parker, 1841.

1841

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FormatMicroformCall numberSc Micro F-14620 v. 1-3Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Co-existence of languages in West Africa : a socio-linguistic perspective / edited by D.D. Kuupole.

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[Ghana? : s.n.], 2000

2000

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc E 02-194Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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West African language monograph series.

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[London] : Cambridge University Press in Association with the West African Languages Survey, [1964-

1964-

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FormatBook/TextCall numberM-11 1425 v. 2-8 [Inc. ]Item locationOffsite

Language attitude and language conflict in West Africa / edited by Herbert Igboanusi.

Book/Text

Ibadan : Enicrownfit Publishers, 2001.

2001

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc D 02-1940Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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West African languages in education : papers from the Fifteenth West African Languages Congress / edited by Kay Williamson on behalf of the West African Linguistic Society.

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Wien : AFRO-PUB, 1985.

1985

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc D 08-355Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Vernacular palaver : imaginations of the local and non-native languages in West Africa / Moradewun Adejunmobi.

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Clevedon [England] ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, c2004.

2004

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FormatBook/TextCall numberJFD 05-2738Item locationSchwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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West African linguistics : papers in honor of Russell G. Schuh / edited by Paul Newman, Larry M. Hyman.

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Columbus, Ohio : Published by the Department of Linguistics and the Center for African Studies, Ohio State University, 2006.

2006

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc E 07-691Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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The pedigree of nations [microform] : historical linguistics in Nigeria : an inaugural lecture delivered at the University of Port Harcourt on Tuesday, 7 April, 1987 / by Kay Williamson.

Microform

Port Harcourt, Nigeria : University of Port Harcourt, 1987 [i.e. 1988]

1988

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FormatMicroformCall numberSc Micro F-13366Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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La qualification dans les langues africaines / édité par Holger Tröbs, Eva Rothmaler & Kerstin Winckelmann = Qualification in African languages / edited by Holger Tröbs, Eva Rothmaler & Kerstin Winkelmann.

Book/Text

Köln : R. Köppe, 2008.

2008

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc E 09-198Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Cahier d'études linguistiques : revue scientifique du Laboratoire de linguistique et de tradition orale.

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Cotonou, R.P. du Bénin : Université nationale du Bénin, Faculté des lettres, arts et sciences humaines, 1983-

1983-

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc Ser.-M .C2651 no. 6 (aout 2002)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Dictionnaire des mots grammaticaux et des dérivatifs du peul : parlers du Fuuta-Tooro / Aliou Mohamadou.

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Paris : Karthala, (c)2015.

2015

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc E 15-324Item locationOffsite

Surviving the Middle Passage : the West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund / edited by Pieter Muysken, Norval Smith ; with assistance of Robert Borges.

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Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2015]

2015

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc E 15-475Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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