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French-English Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Containing nearly 8,000 French and English linguistic terms, this on-line glossary lists the equivalent(s) in the other language. Lexical and semantic relationships are also displayed for many of the terms. Many are also indexed to major linguistic dictionaries and major works that represent specific domains or schools of thought in each language.

   

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Book release–A Grammar of Akoose: A northwest Bantu language

Akoose is an SVO language spoken by the Bakoosi people in southwest Cameroon. The language is located near the northwestern range of the narrow-Bantu family. The book will appeal to a local audience interested in their own language as well as to linguists with an interest in African linguistics.