Language in contemporary African cultures and societies / / edited by Esther Mukewa Lisanza and Leonard Muaka.
Saved in:
| TeilnehmendeR: | |
|---|---|
| Place / Publishing House: | Lanham : : Lexington Books,, [2019] 2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (255 pages) |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Leonard Muaka and Esther Lisanza
- 1. The Role of Language in the Kenya Violent Extremism Narrative and Counter-narrative / Mohamed Mwamzandi
- 2. Multiple Language Acquisition in Africa and its Theoretical Implications / Eyamba Bokamba
- 3. Promoting and Maintaining Kenyan Indigenous Languages / Martha Michieka
- 4. The Role of HBCUs in the Transfer and Maintenance of African Languages and Cultures / Timothy Ajany
- 5. The Influence of Writing on Oral Traditions: The Case of Nyangbo / James Essegbey
- 6. Language Empowerment for Socio-Cultural and Economic Development in Africa / Akinloye Ojo
- 7. The Role of African Languages in Regional Development: Examples from East Africa / Leonard Muaka
- 8. The No Language Left Behind Approach to the African Language Question: The Case of Cameroon and Nigeria / Yuka Constantine
- 9. Alienation: The African Immigrants' Experience in Adiche's The Thing Around Your Neck and Bulawayo's We Need New Names / Gabriel Ayoola
- 10. The Voice of Liberation in Kilio cha Haki and God's Bits of Wood / Esther Lisanza
- 11. African Female Writers and the Concept of Liberation: Writings from Nigeria and Namibia / James Etim
- 12. Motherhood and Feminism in Margaret Ogola's novel, The River and the Source / Anne Rotich
- 13. The Pursuit of Selfhood in Selected Swahili Female Bildungsromane / Rose Lugano
- 14. Ode to the Wanderlust / Muchiri Nganga
- Conclusion / Leonard Muaka and Esther Lisanza
- About the Contributors.