TheSociolinguistics of Development in Africa / / Paulin G. Djité.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Djité, Paulin G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Multilingual Matters
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Preface --; Introduction --; 1. Prolegomena to the Sociolinguistics of Development --; 2. Language, Education and Development --; 3. Language, Health and Development --; 4. Language, the Economy and Development --; 5. Language, Governance and Development --; Conclusion --; Notes --; References
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781847690470; 9783111024738; 9783110663136; 9783110606713
• DOI: 10.21832/9781847690470
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Paulin G. Djité.

This book discusses the existing sociolinguistic order in Africa, how it is sustained, how it might be changed to the advantage of those who are dominated by it and, most importantly, how it affects the development potential of the Continent. It raises issues about African languages that the average person is not always aware of. For example, why must the African child learn how to read and write in a foreign language? Why must all African doctors be trained in languages that their patient population do not understand? Why must African leaders address their people in languages they know the people do not understand? What are the flow-on effects of these language practices on Africa’s development goals? The book also proposes sustainable and development-oriented alternatives to these practices.