ISBN:
9781793644725
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (225 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.4496
Keywords:
African languages-Social aspects
Abstract:
This book argues for centrality of language to address Africa's developmental challenges. It contends for the empowerment of African languages to serve in all domains, and it propagates ways to empower African languages for African socio-cultural and economic development in the twenty-first century.
Abstract:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Language in Africa -- Classifications of Languages in Africa -- Language, Ethnic Identity and Multilingualism in Africa -- A Panorama of Language Planning across Africa -- Language-Based Problems and National Development in Africa -- Empowering African Languages for Socio-Cultural and Economic Development in the 21st Cent -- The Emergent Field of African Language Pedagogy in Western Europe and North America -- Language Variation and Ethnicity: Case of African American English -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
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