TY - BOOK AU - Meinhof, Carl, AU - Werner, Alice, AU - Struck, Bernhard, TI - An introduction to the study of African languages U1 - 496 PY - 1915/// CY - London PB - J.M. Dent & Sons KW - African languages KW - Study and teaching N1 - Why do we study primitive languages?--A survey of African languages and language-families.--The study of sounds in Africa and its relation to general phonetics.--Rhythm and melody in African languages.--The mor phological development of African languages.--The practical importance of African linguistics.--African philology as an auxiliary to other sci ences.--The problems and the aim of African linguistics.--Note to the " Sketch map of African language-families," by Bernhard Struck ER -