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# Studies in African Linguistics 1997 — papers

The works of Studies in African Linguistics published in 1997 that our library holds (publisher: George A. Smathers Libraries): 1 work, listed below with the most cited first; each has a page with our summary, its key points and its references.

[**9** works that year](#all) · [**1** work in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/studies-in-african-linguistics/1997/#works) · [**7** citations of these works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/studies-in-african-linguistics/1997/#works)

## Most cited papers

By their OpenAlex citations; a paper with our summary links to its page here, the others to the original.

1. **[Class 5 allomorphy in Ciyao ↗](https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v26i2.107392)**Annindo S. Ngunga*115 citations*
2. **[Empty operator raising in Kitharaka ↗](https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v26i2.107390)**Carolyn Harford*95 citations*
3. **[Noun classification in Wolof when affixes are not renewed ↗](https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v26i1.107395)**Fiona McLaughlin*63 citations*
4. **[Toward a typology of directional motion for African Languages ↗](https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v26i2.107393)**Ronald P. Schaefer, Richard Gaines*56 citations*
5. **[The classification of the Masa group of languages ↗](https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v26i1.107396)**Aaron Shryock*33 citations*
6. **[Two kinds of moraic nasal in Ciyao ↗](https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v26i2.107391)**Larry M. Hyman, Armindo Ngunga*25 citations*
7. **[Against vowel length in Tigrinya](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/buckley-1997-against-vowel-length-tigrinya/)**Eugene Buckley*6 citations · our summary*

## All works of the year (9)

The most cited first; 1 with our summary link to their page here, the others to the original.

1. **[Class 5 allomorphy in Ciyao ↗](https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v26i2.107392)**Annindo S. Ngunga*115 citations*
2. **[Empty operator raising in Kitharaka ↗](https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v26i2.107390)**Carolyn Harford*95 citations*
3. **[Noun classification in Wolof when affixes are not renewed ↗](https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v26i1.107395)**Fiona McLaughlin*63 citations*
4. **[Toward a typology of directional motion for African Languages ↗](https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v26i2.107393)**Ronald P. Schaefer, Richard Gaines*56 citations*
5. **[The classification of the Masa group of languages ↗](https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v26i1.107396)**Aaron Shryock*33 citations*
6. **[Two kinds of moraic nasal in Ciyao ↗](https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v26i2.107391)**Larry M. Hyman, Armindo Ngunga*25 citations*
7. **[Against vowel length in Tigrinya](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/buckley-1997-against-vowel-length-tigrinya/)**Eugene Buckley*6 citations · our summary*
8. **[Studies in African Linguistics, Full issue (Vol. 26, No. 1) ↗](https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v26i1.107577)**Editors Editors
9. **[Studies in African Linguistics, Full issue (Vol. 26, No. 2) ↗](https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v26i2.107578)**Editors Editors

## Works with our summary in our library (1)

The most cited first (OpenAlex citations plus our library's).

1. **[Against vowel length in Tigrinya](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/buckley-1997-against-vowel-length-tigrinya/) [Studies in African Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/studies-in-african-linguistics/)**Eugene Buckley*1997 · 7 citations*

## Top topics

Topics of its works in our library, with the number of works on each.

[Semitic languages (1)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/semitic-languages/)

## Fields

[Arts and Humanities (1)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Psychology (1)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/)

## Top institutions

Institutions on the bylines of its works here, by the number of works.

[🎓**University of Pennsylvania** Philadelphia · United States 1 work here](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-pennsylvania/)

works and citations from OpenAlex and our library.

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