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The use and misuse of language in the study of African history

''The author, a Professor of Linguistics and African Languages at UCLA, "shows the fallacy of using linguistic data to prove preconceived ideas of historical connections between peoples rather than using linguistic data as a "neutral" guide to the truth..."''

Author(s):  Schuh, Russell G
Format:  Article
Date:  1997
Source:  Ufahamu 25(1):36-81
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