The Journal of West African Languages




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NEWS
 Volume 35 of the Journal is now out. This is a special double issue, containing twelve articles. To see what is inside click here .
Purpose
 The purpose of the Journal of West African Languages is 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. 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.

 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 issue was published.
Editorial Team
 Keir L. Hansford (editor)
P. Ngessimo M. Mutaka (assistant editor)
 
Past editors have been: 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.

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

Book Review Editors have included Lynell Marchese(-Zogbo)

 Editorial Board
 Keir L. Hansford (Editor)
P. Ngessimo M. Mutaka (Assistant Editor)
John Bendor-Samuel (Consulting Editor)
Beban S. Chumbow
Felix K. Ameka
H. Ekkehard Wolff