Introduction Language in the Land of the 'Hottentots' and 'Caffres': European Travellers in the Eastern Cape, 1652-1806 Of Translation and Transformations: The Beginnings of Missionary Linguistics in South Africa Studying Language in the 'Moral Wilderness': Methodist Missionaries on the Eastern Cape Frontier Language, Culture, and 'The Native Mind': Missionary Language Study in Natal and the Zulu Kingdom From Languages to Language: The Comparative Philologist in South Africa Conclusion Index