The Palgrave Handbook Of Language Policies In Africa

Author : Esther Mukewa Lisanza,Leonard Muaka
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3031573072

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The Palgrave Handbook of Language Policies in Africa by Esther Mukewa Lisanza,Leonard Muaka Pdf

This handbook explores language policies and their impacts in Africa, examining the different language policies in each country from pre-colonial to post-colonial times. Most African countries are multilingual, apart from a handful which are said to be quasi-monolingual. The authors in this handbook investigate language policy in education, media, legal courts, government documents and other public domains, and show how these policies shape learning and delivery of services to the citizens. The volume also pays special attention to the roles assigned to minority languages in Africa, most of which are endangered. The contributions also investigate how these language policies are influenced by the history of colonialism and language attitudes emanating from colonial rule. This handbook will be of interest to a diverse audience of readers, including those interested in African languages, language planning and policy, and African history and education.

Author : Gabrielle Hogan-Brun,Bernadette O’Rourke
Publisher : Springer
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137540669

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The Palgrave Handbook of Minority Languages and Communities by Gabrielle Hogan-Brun,Bernadette O’Rourke Pdf

This Handbook is an in-depth appraisal of the field of minority languages and communities today. It presents a wide-ranging, coherent picture of the main topics, with key contributions from international specialists in sociolinguistics, policy studies, sociology, anthropology and law. Individual chapters are grouped together in themes, covering regional, non-territorial and migratory language settings across the world. It is the essential reference work for specialist researchers, scholars in ancillary disciplines, research and coursework students, public agencies and anyone interested in language diversity, multilingualism and migration.

Author : V. Ginsburgh,S. Weber
Publisher : Springer
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137325051

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The Palgrave Handbook of Economics and Language by V. Ginsburgh,S. Weber Pdf

Do the languages people speak influence their economic decisions and social behavior in multilingual societies? This Handbook brings together scholars from various disciplines to examine the links and tensions between economics and language to find the delicate balance between monetary benefits and psychological costs of linguistic dynamics.

Author : Michael Kelly,Hilary Footitt,Myriam Salama-Carr
Publisher : Springer
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783030048259

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The Palgrave Handbook of Languages and Conflict by Michael Kelly,Hilary Footitt,Myriam Salama-Carr Pdf

This Handbook maps the contours of an exciting and burgeoning interdisciplinary field concerned with the role of language and languages in situations of conflict. It explores conceptual approaches, sources of information that are available, and the institutions and actors that mediate language encounters. It examines case studies of the role that languages have played in specific conflicts, from colonial times through to the Middle East and Africa today. The contributors provide vibrant evidence to challenge the monolingual assumptions that have affected traditional views of war and conflict. They show that languages are woven into every aspect of the making of war and peace, and demonstrate how language shapes public policy and military strategy, setting frameworks and expectations. The Handbook's 22 chapters powerfully illustrate how the encounter between languages is integral to almost all conflicts, to every phase of military operations and to the lived experiences of those on the ground, who meet, work and fight with speakers of other languages. This comprehensive work will appeal to scholars from across the disciplines of linguistics, translation studies, history, and international relations; and provide fresh insights for a broad range of practitioners interested in understanding the role and implications of foreign languages in war.

Author : Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137316233

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Language Policy and Economics: The Language Question in Africa by Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu Pdf

This book addresses the perennial question of how to promote Africa’s indigenous languages as medium of instruction in educational systems. Breaking with the traditional approach to the continent’s language question by focusing on the often overlooked issue of the link between African languages and economic development, Language Policy and Economics argues that African languages are an integral part of a nation’s socio-political and economic development. Therefore, the book argues that any language policy designed to promote these languages in such higher domains as the educational system in particular must have economic advantages if the intent is to succeed, and proposes Prestige Planning as the way to address this issue. The proposition is a welcome break away from language policies which pay lip-service to the empowerment of African languages while, by default, strengthening the stranglehold of imported European languages.

Author : Tomasz Kamusella,Finex Ndhlovu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781137015938

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The Social and Political History of Southern Africa's Languages by Tomasz Kamusella,Finex Ndhlovu Pdf

This book is the first to offer an interdisciplinary and comprehensive reference work on the often-marginalised languages of southern Africa. The authors analyse a range of different concepts and questions, including language and sociality, social and political history, multilingual government, and educational policies. In doing so, they present significant original research, ensuring that the work will remain a key reference point for the subject. This ambitious and wide-ranging edited collection will appeal to students and scholars of southern African languages, sociolinguistics, history and politics.

Author : Ayọ Bamgboṣe
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 3825847756

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Language and Exclusion by Ayọ Bamgboṣe Pdf

Language is a critical factor in nation-building, and in a continent such as Africa, where language groups do not necessarily correspond with national boundaries, it is potentially contentious as well. Ayo Bamgbose's new book focuses on the problem of language exclusion, whereby certain languages -- and groups -- are omitted from language policies, particularly in countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Originally based on a series of lectures given in South Africa, the individual chapters largely preserve the original style of presentation. Consequently, the book is readable, and a valuable introduction to some of the more important issues in African sociolinguistics. The book makes special reference to the language situation in post-apartheid South Africa. The appendices provide access to some of the most important documents on language policies such as the Organization of African Unity's Language Plan of Action For Africa (1986), the language provisions in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of South Africa (1996), and the Barcelona Universal Declaration on Linguistics Rights.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789004516724

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Handbook of Language Policy and Education in Countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) by Anonim Pdf

This book looks takes a broad glance at language policy implementation in the SADC region. Authors grapple with issues and challenges pertaining to language in education polices in multilingual southern Africa.

Author : Richard B. Baldauf,Robert B. Kaplan
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853597252

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Language Planning and Policy in Africa by Richard B. Baldauf,Robert B. Kaplan Pdf

A longer-range purpose is to collect comparable information on as many polities as possible in order to facilitate the development of a richer theory to guide language policy and planning in other polities that undertake the development of a national policy on languages. This volume is part of an areal series which is committed to providing descriptions of language planning and policy in countries around the world."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Ernest Jakaza
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031430596

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The Palgrave Handbook of Language and Crisis Communication in Sub-Saharan Africa by Ernest Jakaza Pdf

Author : Jamaine M. Abidogun,Toyin Falola
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 829 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030382773

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The Palgrave Handbook of African Education and Indigenous Knowledge by Jamaine M. Abidogun,Toyin Falola Pdf

This handbook explores the evolution of African education in historical perspectives as well as the development within its three systems–Indigenous, Islamic, and Western education models—and how African societies have maintained and changed their approaches to education within and across these systems. African education continues to find itself at once preserving its knowledge, while integrating Islamic and Western aspects in order to compete within this global reality. Contributors take up issues and themes of the positioning, resistance, accommodation, and transformations of indigenous education in relationship to the introduction of Islamic and later Western education. Issues and themes raised acknowledge the contemporary development and positioning of indigenous education within African societies and provide understanding of how indigenous education works within individual societies and national frameworks as an essential part of African contemporary society.

Author : Akintunde Akinyemi,Toyin Falola
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1041 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030555177

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The Palgrave Handbook of African Oral Traditions and Folklore by Akintunde Akinyemi,Toyin Falola Pdf

This handbook offers the most comprehensive, analytic, and multidisciplinary study of oral traditions and folklore in Africa and the African Diaspora to date. Preeminent scholars Akintunde Akinyemi and Toyin Falola assemble a team of leading and rising stars across African Studies research to retrieve and renew the scholarship of oral traditions and folklore in Africa and the Diaspora just as critical concerns about their survival are pushed to the forefront of the field. With five sections on the central themes within orality and folklore – including engagement ranging from popular culture to technology, methods to pedagogy – this handbook is an indispensable resource to scholars, students, and practitioners of oral traditions and folklore preservation alike. This definitive reference is the first to provide detailed, systematic discussion, and up-to-date analysis of African oral traditions and folklore.

Author : Martin S. Shanguhyia,Toyin Falola
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1362 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137594266

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The Palgrave Handbook of African Colonial and Postcolonial History by Martin S. Shanguhyia,Toyin Falola Pdf

This wide-ranging volume presents the most complete appraisal of modern African history to date. It assembles dozens of new and established scholars to tackle the questions and subjects that define the field, ranging from the economy, the two world wars, nationalism, decolonization, and postcolonial politics to religion, development, sexuality, and the African youth experience. Contributors are drawn from numerous fields in African studies, including art, music, literature, education, and anthropology. The themes they cover illustrate the depth of modern African history and the diversity and originality of lenses available for examining it. Older themes in the field have been treated to an engaging re-assessment, while new and emerging themes are situated as the book’s core strength. The result is a comprehensive, vital picture of where the field of modern African history stands today.

Author : Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba,Toyin Falola
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1349957682

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The Palgrave Handbook of African Politics, Governance and Development by Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba,Toyin Falola Pdf

This handbook constitutes a single collection of well researched articles and essays on African politics, governance and development from the pre-colonial through colonial to the post-colonial eras. Over the course of these interconnected periods, African politics have evolved with varied experiences across different parts of the continent. As politics is embedded both in the economy and the society, Africa has witnessed some changes in politics, economics, demography and its relations with the world in ways that requires in-depth analysis. This work provides an opportunity for old and new scholars to engage in the universe of the debate around African politics, governance and development and will serve as a ready reference material for students, researchers, policy makers and investors that are concerned with these issues.

Author : Michele Gazzola,François Grin,Linda Cardinal,Kathleen Heugh
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429828928

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The Routledge Handbook of Language Policy and Planning by Michele Gazzola,François Grin,Linda Cardinal,Kathleen Heugh Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Language Policy and Planning is a comprehensive and authoritative survey, including original contributions from leading senior scholars and rising stars to provide a basis for future research in language policy and planning in international, national, regional, and local contexts. The Handbook approaches language policy as public policy that can be studied through the policy cycle framework. It offers a systematic and research-informed view of actual processes and methods of design, implementation, and evaluation. With a substantial introduction, 38 chapters and an extensive bibliography, this Handbook is an indispensable resource for all decision makers, students, and researchers of language policy and planning within linguistics and cognate disciplines such as public policy, economics, political science, sociology, and education.