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The Languages of Urban Africa consists of a series of case studies that address four main themes.¨The first is the history of African urban languages. The second set focus on theoretical issues in the study of African urban languages, exploring the outcomes of intense multilingualism and also the wa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mc Laughlin, Fiona
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York, NY : Continuum, Ã2009.
Colección:Advances in sociolinguistics.
Temas:
Sociolinguistics > Africa.
Urban dialects > Africa.
Sociolinguistics > Africa > Case studies.
Sociolinguistique > Afrique.
Dialectes urbains > Afrique.
Sociolinguistique > Afrique > ĐEtudes de cas.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Language and languages
Sociolinguistics
Urban dialects
Africa > Languages.
Afrique > Langues.
Africa
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Languages of Urban Africa consists of a series of case studies that address four main themes.¨The first is the history of African urban languages. The second set focus on theoretical issues in the study of African urban languages, exploring the outcomes of intense multilingualism and also the ways in which urban dwellers form their speech communities.¨The volume then moves on to explore the relationship between language and identity in the urban setting.¨The final two case studies in the volume address the evolution of urban languages in Africa. This rich set of chapters.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-228) and index.
ISBN:9781441196569
1441196560
9781441117854
1441117857

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