Languages, Identities and Intercultural Communication in South Africa and Beyond

Russell H. Kaschula is Professor of African Language Studies at the University of the Western Cape. His expertise is in the fields of applied language studies and sociolinguistics (specifically related to African languages), African oral and written literature, mother tongue and second language acquisition, and creative writing. He has taught at five South African universities and at an institution in the United States.

• Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1 Language policies, identities and African nations‘Language checks and balances’Chapter 2Languages, identities, politics and power‘Speaking back to power’Chapter 3 Languages, dialects, identities and varieties‘Tower of Babel: Speaking in tongues’Chapter 4 Languages, identities and cultures‘What’s orange for you is red for me!’Chapter 5Linguistic prejudice and identities ‘To speak or not to speak?’Chapter 6Languages, identities and gender ‘Wathint’ umfazi wathint’ imbokodo – You strike a woman; you strike a rock!’Chapter 7Languages, identities, power, multilingualism and education‘Thetha, bua, khuluma, speak: your language or mine?’Chapter 8Intercultural communication, identities and workplaces ‘A smile is a smile in any language’Chapter 9Languages, power and identity in creative contexts: The Trevor Noah effect‘Born a Crime’Chapter 10Languages and identities: A personal journey‘Umntu ngumntu ngabantu – a person exists by virtue of others!’Chapter 11Conclusion‘Phela-phela ngantsomi, our story is done’Glossary Select identity definitionsFurther readingReferencesIndex