Sociolinguistics in African Contexts : Perspectives and Challenges
1st ed. 2017
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Multilingual Education
ISBN-10
3319496093
ISBN-13
9783319496092
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint
Springer International Publishing AG
Country of Manufacture
CH
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 18th, 2017
Print length
349 Pages
Ksh 23,400.00
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This volume offers a new perspective on sociolinguistics in Africa. Eschewing the traditional approach which looks at the interaction between European and African languages in the wake of colonialism, this book turns its focus to the social dynamics of African languages and African societies. Divided into two sections, the book offers insight into the crucial topics such as: language vitality and endangerment, the birth of ''new languages'', a sociolinguistics of the city, language contact and language politics. It spans the continent from Algeria to South Africa, Guinea-Bissau to Kenya and addresses the following broad themes:
Language variation, contact and change
The dynamics of urban, rural and youth languages
Policy and practice
This book provides an alternative to the Eurocentric view of sociolinguistic dynamics in Africa, and will make an ideal read or supplemental textbook for scholars and students in the field/disciplines of African languages and linguistics, and those interested in southern theory or ''sociolinguistics in the margins''.
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