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Language and national identity in Africa /

This book focuses on language, culture, and national identity in Africa. Leading specialists examine countries in every part of the continent - Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Senegal, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanbia, South Africa, and the nations of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Simpson, Andrew, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Colección:Oxford linguistics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Egypt: from Egyptian to pan-Arab nationalism / Yasir Suleiman
  • Morocco: language, nationalism, and gender / Moha Ennaji and Fatima Sadiqi
  • Sudan: majorities, minorities, and language interactions / Wendy James
  • Senegal: the emergence of a national lingua franca / Fiona McLaughlin
  • Mali: in defense of cultural and linguistic pluralism / Ingse Skattum
  • Sierra Leone: Krio and the quest for national integration / B. Akíntúndé Oyètádé and Victor Fashole Luke
  • Ghana: indigenous languages, English, and an emerging national identity / Akosua Anyidoho and M.E. Kropp Dakubu
  • Ivory Coast: the supremacy of French / Anne Moseng Knutsen
  • Nigeria: ethnolinguistic competition in the giant of Africa / Andrew Simpson and B. Akíntúndé Oyètádé
  • Cameroon: official bilingualism in a multilingual state / Edmond Biloa and George Echu
  • D.R. Congo: language and "authentic nationalism" / Eyamba G. Bokamba
  • Kenya: language and the search for a coherent national identity / Chege Githiora
  • Tanzania: the development of Swahili as a national and official language / Farouk Topan
  • The Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia / David Appleyard and Martin Orwin
  • Zambia: "one Zambia, one nation, many languages" / Lutz Marten and Nancy C. Kula
  • South Africa: the rocky road to nation-building / Rajend Mesthrie.