UID:
edocfu_9958353395802883
Format:
1 online resource(xxviii,405p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter Mouton. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9781614511946
Series Statement:
Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB]; 5
Content:
Africa is one of the hotspots of linguistic diversity, and most African languages are spoken by multilingual communities. The persistence of multilingualism and the linguistic creativity are striking, especially against the backdrop of "language death" and expanding monolingualism elsewhere in the world. This volume deals with multilingualism as a cultural technique, register variation and the multiplicity of language ideologies, and the dynamics of linguistic change in Africa's minority languages. It argues that that in terms of multilingualism and language survival, Africa can serve as a positive model.
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Frontmatter --
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Preface --
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Contents --
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List of Tables, Maps and Figures --
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List of figures with cited and archived web pages. Copyrights for repoduced photographs --
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List of Languages --
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Abbreviations --
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Introduction /
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1. Multilingualism on the ground /
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2. Doing things with words /
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3. Language and ideology /
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4. Language and knowledge /
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5. Language dynamics /
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6. Not languages: repertoires as lived and living experience /
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References --
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Language Index --
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Subject Index --
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Author Index.
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Also available in print edition.
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781614512516
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781614511953
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781614511946
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614511946
