Language Attitudes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Sociolinguistic OverviewMultilingual Matters, Limited, 1994 - 130 pagina's "This book argues for the need to empower African indigenous languages for greater functions in national life. It makes an important and useful contribution to the understanding of the sociolinguistic and sociopolitical dimensions of language attitudes in the sub-Saharan African language context." "Overall, the book will interest all sociolinguists, language in education researchers and scholars, language policy makers in multilingual situations, and even politicians. Also, anyone interested in the complex African language context will find the book very informative, even stirring, while those involved with language issues in multilingual situations all over the world will find Language Attitudes in Sub-Saharan Africa interesting, stimulating, and valuable."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
Inhoudsopgave
The Language Scenario in SubSaharan African Countries | 14 |
Sociopolitically interwoven language related problems | 23 |
The Sociohistorical Foundations of Language Attitudes | 29 |
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