Format:
XXVIII, 405 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource De Gruyter eBook-Paket Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN:
9781614512516
Series Statement:
Language Contact and Bilingualism 5
Content:
Biographical note: Friederike Lüpke, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK; Anne Storch, Institute for African Studies and Egyptology, University of Cologne, Germany.
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.
Note:
In English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781614511946
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781614512516
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781614511953
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Lüpke, Friederike Repertoires and choices in African languages Boston : de Gruyter, 2013 ISBN 9781614512516
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1614512515
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Afrika
;
Mehrsprachigkeit
;
Soziolinguistik
;
Afrikanische Sprachen
;
Sprachvariante
;
Sprachwandel
DOI:
10.1515/9781614511946
URL:
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