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The Power of Babel Ali A. Mazrui

The Power of Babel By Ali A. Mazrui

The Power of Babel by Ali A. Mazrui


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This study unites empirical information with theories of nationalism and pluralism, to offer an account of African languages, of which there are estimated to be nearly 2000. It explores issues of power, culture and modernity, as they are embedded in African linguistic life.

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The Power of Babel: Language in the African Experience by Ali A. Mazrui

Linguists estimate that there are nearly 2000 languages in Africa, a figure that is belied by the relatively few national languages. This book studies the complex linguistic constellations of Africa, examining the "triple heritage" of African culture, in which indigenous, Islamic and Western traditions compete for influence. In bringing the idea of the triple heritage to language, the authors unravel issues of power, culture and modernity as they are embedded in African linguistic life. The first section of the book takes a global perspective, exploring such issues as the Eurocentrism of much linguistic scholarship on Africa; part two takes an African perspective on a variety of issues from the linguistically disadvantaged position of women in Africa to the relation of language policy and democratic development; and the third section presents a set of regional studies, which centre on the Swahili language's exemplification of the triple heritage.

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CIN0226514293A
9780226514291
0226514293
The Power of Babel: Language in the African Experience by Ali A. Mazrui
Used - Well Read
Paperback
The University of Chicago Press
1998-03-31
256
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