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Language Decline and Death in Africa Herman M. Batibo

Language Decline and Death in Africa von Herman M. Batibo

Language Decline and Death in Africa Herman M. Batibo

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The aim of this book is to examine 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 consequences of language loss to the continents rich linguistic and cultural heritage.

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Language Decline and Death in Africa: Causes, Consequences and Challenges Herman M. Batibo

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 consequences of language loss to the continents rich linguistic and cultural heritage. The book outlines some of the challenges that have emerged out of the situation.

Language Decline and Death in Africa Bewertungen

This is an excellent introduction to the topic of endangered languages in Africa.

-- Mike Cahill, SIL International * Linguist List 16.3542 *

Über Herman M. Batibo

Dr. Herman M. Batibo is Professor of African Linguistics at the University of Botswana, Southern Africa. He was born in Mwanza, Tanzania, in 1947. He obtained his PhD at the University of La Sorbonne, Paris, in 1977. His other major publications include Le kesukuma: phonologie et morphologie ([1977] 1985), La Tanzanie: Lujamaa face aux realites (edited with Denis Martin, 1989), The Role of Language in the Discovery of Cultural History (1996), The State of Khoesan Languages in Botswana (edited with J. Tsonope, 2000), Botswana: The Future of the Minority Languages (edited with Birgit Smieja, 2000). Professor Batibo is currently the President of the Standing Committee of the World Congress of African Linguistics.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1: The Languages of Africa
2: Patterns of Language Use in Africa
3: African Languages as a Resource
4: The Minority Languages of Africa
5: The Endangered Languages of Africa
6: Language Shift and Death in Africa
7: Language Maintenance
8: Language Empowerment Measures
References
Index
Appendix

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR008307159
9781853598081
1853598089
Language Decline and Death in Africa: Causes, Consequences and Challenges Herman M. Batibo
Herman M. Batibo
Multilingual Matters
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Broschiert
Channel View Publications Ltd
2005-05-17
192
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