Sociolinguistics in African Contexts

Perspectives and Challenges

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Teaching, Language Experience Approach, Language Arts, Linguistics
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Author: ISBN: 9783319496115
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: May 11, 2017
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9783319496115
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: May 11, 2017
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

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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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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