A Phonetic Study of West African Languages, 2nd Edition - 1968

"This is the first book in which modern phonetic techniques are applied to a wide range of languages. It is also the first book of broad scope in the are a of phonetic studies in Africa since the publication in 1933 of Westermann and Ward's Practical Phonetics for Students of African Languages. Dr. Ladefoged has based his study on sixty-one major languages of the estimated 500 languages of West Africa. As Dr. Joseph Greenburg says in his preface, the work is 'a contribution to general phonetics, and hence to the linguistic disciplines as a whole, as well as to African language studies.'" A Phonetic Study of West African Languages - Peter Ladefoged, Professor of Phonetics, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles 2nd edition. Published 1968, Cambridge University Press. Hardcover. Approx 6.75x10.25in. 74pp. Dustjacket shows wear /tear on top edge/ bottom of spine; book itself is in good shape.