The Journal of West African Languages

 

 

Published by the
West African Linguistic Society

 Purpose: To publish articles of good quality and interest in all aspects of language and linguistics that are relevant to the area of West Africa, which may be defined as Sub-Saharan Africa, extending into Central Africa.

When we began: The Journal was founded in 1964 by the West African Linguistic Society, and has been in publication ever since, with gaps in 1972-73 and 1977-81.

 

NEWS

The latest issue of JWAL (vol.32 no. 2) is ready for release. Subscribers should receive their copies in the next few weeks. This issue's contributors include:

Ø      Coffi Sambiéni on the effect of language contact on the noun class system of Byali in Benin

Ø      Olaoba Arasanyin on English nativization in Nigeria

Ø      Stuart McGill on the noun class system of Cicipu in NW Nigeria

Ø      Jules Assoumou on mother tongue education in Cameroon

When are issues published? The Journal is published twice yearly, when enough articles are ready for publication, though there were a few years in the past when only one per year was published.

Editorial Team:  

Editors have included;  1964-81 L.F. Brosnahan, Robert G. Armstrong, Carl Hoffmann, John Spencer, Maurice Houis, Ben Elugbe, 1982-92 John Bendor-Samuel, 1993-97 Robert Hedinger, 1998-present and Keir Hansford

Associate Editors have included Ursula Wiesemann, Pamela Bendor-Samuel, Robert Hedinger, Rhonda Hartell, and Steve Pillinger.

Book Review Editors have included  Lynell Marchese(-Zogbo)

Subscriptions: details of how to subscribe, and also how to obtain copies of  back issues,

Tables of Contents (pdf):  It is our hope that we will one day be able to show on this website all the Tables of Contents from the first issue. Meanwhile those from issue 27.1 of 1998/99 onwards are listed here.

How to submit articles for publication: All articles are peer refereed.  Articles should be submitted in accordance with the guidelines entitled ‘Notes to Contributors’ (pdf).

Book Reviews: The Editor occasionally receives from publishers books for review, and selects someone to do a review.

Offprints: Contributors whose articles are published will receive 25 free offprints of their article.  Book reviewers receive 10 free copies of their review.

West African Linguistic Society:  WALS has a website linked to the University of Bielefeld, Germany.

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EDITORIAL BOARD

Keir L. Hansford (Editor)                       

Beban S. Chumbow

Ngessimo M. Mutaka (Assistant Editor) 

Felix K. Ameka

Steve Pillinger (Associate Editor)             

H. Ekkehard Wolff

John Bendor-Samuel (Consulting Editor)

 

CORRESPONDENCE Articles for publication, books for review, and all correspondence concerning editorial matters should be sent to the Editor or Assistant Editor.

The Editor, JWAL,

The Assistant Editor, JWAL,

Dr. Keir L. Hansford,     

Prof. Ngessimo M. Mutaka,

14 Branksome Avenue, Shirley,

Department of Linguistics & African Languages,

Southampton SO15 5NY,           

            FALSH, B.P. 755,

United Kingdom.         

University of Yaoundé 1,

           

Yaoundé, Cameroon.

e-mail: keir  hansford@sil.org     

e-mail: pmutaka@yahoo.com

Two copies of manuscripts for publication should be sent, and also a diskette or e-mail attachment at the time of submission of any revision required; they should be set out in accordance with the ‘Notes to Contributors’ printed on the back cover. Authors receive 25 offprints of articles and 10 offprints of book reviews.

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SUBSCRIPTIONS 

The Journal of West African Languages is published in volumes of two issues per year.       

Subscriptions are:                      

 

            per annum

            two-year discount

            Institutions           

$50.00 

$80.00

            Individuals           

$30.00 

$50.00

African Institutions and
individuals permanently
resident in Africa           

            $20.00           

$35.00

                        Postage/Handling rates include. All issues sent by surface mail.

 INDEX  An index of Volumes I–XX (1964-90), subject to availability, is priced at $5.00.

 BACK ISSUES from Volume XII (1982) onwards may be ordered from the address below, subject to availability, at $7.00 per issue. Previous two volumes at $7.50 per issue.

PAYMENT TERMS Prepayment. Trade discount 10%.

 All correspondence regarding subscriptions, back issues, etc., should be addressed to:

J.W.A.L. Subscriptions Manager (Eddie Coates),

Summer Institute of Linguistics,

Horsleys Green,           

High Wycombe,          

Bucks.

HP14 3XL, United Kingdom.           

e-mail: eddie@jwal.fsnet.co.uk

 Checks should be made payable to ‘Summer Institute of Linguistics (J.W.A.L.)’ and sent to

Journal of West African Languages, 7500 West Camp Wisdom Road, Dallas, TX75236, USA

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