The ''Journal of West African Languages'' is a

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dedicated to the study of

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. It is the official publication of the

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History

The journal was established in 1964 and up to volume 8 published by

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. It was subsequently taken over by the West African Linguistic Society. Editing and production were initially undertaken at the

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, but production was later transferred to the

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beginning with volume 12. The Journal is in its 48th volume (as of 2021). The journal is published in volumes of two issues per year (May and November). It is an open access journal, currently published only online.See JWAL's website for new and earlier editions of the journal. The current

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is Prof. Dr. Adams Bodomo (Department of African Studies, University of Vienna).

Indexing and abstracting

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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, Linguistics Abstracts,

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, and ErihPlus.

References

External links

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West African Linguistic Society
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