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<dd>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 morphological development of African languages.--The practical importance of African linguistics.--African philology as an auxiliary to other sciences.--The problems and the aim of African linguistics.--Note to the "Sketch map of African language-families," by Bernhard Struck</dd></dl><br>Subjects: African languages</div>
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<dl><dd>Meinhof, Carl, 1857-1944</dd>
<dd>Werner, Alice, 1859-1935, tr</dd>
<dd>Struck, Bernhard, 1888-</dd></dl></div>
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