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Language Decline and Death in Africa

Causes, Consequences and Challenges

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

Av Herman M. Batibo

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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 continent’s rich linguistic and cultural heritage. The book outlines some of the challenges that have emerged out of the situation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2005-05-17
Mått148 x 210 x 10 mm
Vikt270 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieMultilingual Matters
Antal sidor192
FörlagChannel View Publications Ltd
ISBN9781853598081

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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: L’ujamaa face aux réalités (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.