Language decline and death in Africa : causes, consequences, and challenges /

The aim of this book is to inform both scholars and the public about the nature and extent of the problem of language decline and death in Africa. It resourcefully traces the main causes and circumstances of language endangerment, the processes and extent of language shift and death, and the consequ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Batibo, Herman
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, 2005.
Colección:Multilingual matters (Series) ; 132.
Temas:
Sociolinguistics > Africa.
Language attrition > Africa.
Language obsolescence > Africa.
Language maintenance > Africa.
Sociolinguistique > Afrique.
Compétence linguistique > Perte > Afrique.
Langage et langues > Disparition > Afrique.
Préservation linguistique > Afrique.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Language attrition
Language maintenance
Language obsolescence
Sociolinguistics
Soziolinguistik
Uitstervende talen.
Africa
Afrika
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Chapter 1 The Languages of Africa; Chapter 2 Patterns of Language Use in Africa; Chapter 3 African Languages as a Resource; Chapter 4 The Minority Languages of Africa; Chapter 5 The Endangered Languages of Africa; Chapter 6 Language Shift and Death in Africa; Chapter 7 Language Maintenance in Africa; Chapter 8 Language Empowerment Measures; References; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Index.

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