Portuguese and Other European Missionaries in Africa: A Look at Their Linguistic Production and Attitudes (1415--1885) (2009)
Levi, Joseph Abraham (Author)
Historiographia Linguistica: International Journal for the History of the Language Sciences
Volume: 36, no. 2-3
Issue: 2 - 3
Pages: 363-392
This study looks at some of the works produced by Catholic missionaries in Africa from the pre-dawn of the Modern Era (Fall of Constantinople, 1453), in particular the Fall of Ceuta (1415), to the Berlin Conference (1884--1885). Particular emphasis will be placed on the linguistic production of a few Franciscan, Augustinian, Capuchin, Dominican, and/or Jesuit clerics, working under the aegis of the Portuguese Crown, who --- with the invaluable help of native assistants, usually members of the clergy or closely affiliated with the Church --- compiled the first grammars, word lists, glossaries, and dictionaries of the indigenous languages with which they worked and interacted on a daily basis. Their endeavour, though meritorious and not always free from preconceived ideas of the `other', paved the way for future studies in the field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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