Language Decline and Death in Africa : : Causes, Consequences and Challenges / / Herman M. Batibo.
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 conseq...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2005] ©2005 |
| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Language: | English |
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Frontmatter -- |t Contents -- |t Preface -- |t Map 1. The Language Families of Africa -- |t Map 2. The Countries and Territories of Africa -- |t Chapter 1: The Languages of Africa -- |t Chapter 2: Patterns of Language Use in Africa -- |t Chapter 3: African Languages as a Resource -- |t Chapter 4: The Minority Languages of Africa -- |t Chapter 5: The Endangered Languages of Africa -- |t Chapter 6: Language Shift and Death in Africa -- |t Chapter 7: Language Maintenance in Africa -- |t Chapter 8: Language Empowerment Measures -- |t References -- |t Appendix 1: Nationally and Areally Dominant Languages of Africa, by Country -- |t Appendix 2: Highly Endangered and Extinct or Nearly Extinct Languages of Africa, by Country -- |t Appendix 3: Number of Dominant and Minority Languages of Africa, by Country -- |t Index |
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| 520 | |a 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. | ||
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