Books for Review

The following books, all of which have been released Open-Access, are available for review in the Arusha Working Papers in African Linguistics. Book reviews will typically not exceed two-thousand (2000) words and do not require an abstract. They should contain three sections, corresponding to those found in reviews on LINGUIST List: Summary, Evaluation, References. The first section will provide a chapter-by-chapter or section-by-section summary; the second section, a critical evaluation of the content and/or form; the third section, any additional references found in the book review. A sample can be found here.

Ali, Mark, Scott Grimm, and Adams Bodomo. 2021. A Dictionary and Grammatical Sketch of Dagaare (African Language Grammars and Dictionaries 4). Berlin, DE: Language Science Press. [+Link]

Brindle, Jonathan. 2017. A Dictionary and Grammatical Outline of Chakali (African Language Grammars and Dictionaries 2). Berlin, DE: Language Science Press. [+Link]

Friesen, Diane. 2017. A Grammar of Moloko (African Language Grammars and Dictionaries 3). Berlin, DE: Language Science Press. [+Link]

Gunnink, Hilde. 2022. A Grammar of Fwe (African Language Grammars and Dictionaries 6). Berlin, DE: Language Science Press. [+Link]

Namyalo, Saudah et al. 2021. A Dictionary and Grammatical Sketch of Ruruuli-Lunyala (African Language Grammars and Dictionaries 5). Berlin, DE: Language Science Press. [+Link]

Persohn, Bastian. 2020. The Verb in Nyakyusa: A Focus on Tense, Aspect, and Modality (Contemporary African Linguistics 2). Berlin, DE: Language Science Press. [+Link]

Pozdniakov, Konstantin. 2018. The Numeral System of Proto-Niger-Congo: A Step-by-Step Reconstruction (Niger-Congo Comparative Studies 2). Berlin, DE: Language Science Press. [+Link]

Pozdniakov, Konstantin. 2022. Proto-Fula-Sereer: Lexicon, Morphophonology, and Noun Classes (Niger-Congo Comparative Studies 3). Berlin, DE: Language Science Press. [+Link]

Schrock, Terrill. 2017. The Ik Language: Dictionary and Grammar Sketch (African Language Grammars and Dictionaries 1). Berlin, DE: Language Science Press. [+Link]

van Pinxteren, L.M.C. 2022. Language and Education in Africa: A Fresh Approach to the Debates on Language, Education, and Cultural Identity. Leiden, NL: African Studies Centre Leiden. [+Link]

Watters, John R (ed). 2017. East-Benue-Congo: Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs (Niger-Congo Comparative Studies 1). Berlin, DE: Language Science Press. [+Link]