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A Language for the World The Standardization of Swahili.
Based on extensive archival research, this intellectual history of Standard Swahili--a dialect of the Swahili language written in the Latin alphabet--argues that attention to the intertwined processes of codification from 1864 to 1964 lends new perspectives on history, colonialism, time, and cultura...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Athens, OH :
Ohio University Press,
2022.
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| Colección: | New African Histories Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Based on extensive archival research, this intellectual history of Standard Swahili--a dialect of the Swahili language written in the Latin alphabet--argues that attention to the intertwined processes of codification from 1864 to 1964 lends new perspectives on history, colonialism, time, and cultural representation in East Africa and beyond. |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (320 p.). |
| ISBN: | 9780821447819 0821447815 |