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Africa is one of the hotspots of linguistic diversity, and most African languages are spoken by multilingual communities. The persistence of multilingualism and the linguistic creativity are striking, especially against the backdrop of ""language death"" and expanding monolingual...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Lüpke, Friederike (Autor), Storch, Anne (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, 2013.
Colección:Language Contact and Bilingualism LCB.
Temas:
Multilingualism > Africa.
Linguistic change > Africa.
Languages in contact > Africa.
Language and culture > Africa.
Language and languages > Variation.
Multilinguisme > Afrique.
Changement linguistique > Afrique.
Langues en contact > Afrique.
Langage et culture > Afrique.
Variation (Linguistique)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > African Languages.
Language and culture
Language and languages
Language and languages > Variation
Languages in contact
Linguistic change
Multilingualism
Africa > Languages.
Afrique > Langues.
Africa
African Languages.
Language Contact.
Language Ideology.
Linguistic Change.
Multilingualism.
Sociolinguistics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Africa is one of the hotspots of linguistic diversity, and most African languages are spoken by multilingual communities. The persistence of multilingualism and the linguistic creativity are striking, especially against the backdrop of ""language death"" and expanding monolingualism elsewhere in the world. This volume deals with multilingualism as a cultural technique, register variation and the multiplicity of language ideologies, and the dynamics of linguistic change in Africa's minority languages. It argues that that in terms of multilingualism and language survival, Africa can serve as a p.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:1614511942
9781614511946

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