The Political Sociology of English Language : : An African Perspective / / Ali A. Mazrui.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics - <1990
• VerfasserIn: Mazrui, Ali A.,
• MitwirkendeR: Achebe, Chinua,; Obote, A. Milton,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2019]; ©1975
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: Reprint 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] , 7
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (231 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; Introduction: Who are the Afro-Saxons? --; 1. The King, the King's English and I --; 2. English and the Origins of African Nationalism --; 3. English and Islam in East and West Africa --; 4. The Racial Boundaries of the English Language --; 5. English and the Emergence of Modern African Politicians --; 6. On Poets and Politicians: Obote's Milton and Nyerere's Shakespeare --; 7. Language in Military History: Command and Communication in East Africa --; 8. Some Socio-Political Functions of English Literature in Africa --; 9. Meaning Versus Imagery in African Poetry --; 10. Dramatic Discourse and the Dialogue of Politics --; 11. The Impact of English on African International Relations --; Conclusion: Towards the Decolonization of Rudyard Kipling --; Appendix A. --; Appendix B. --; Appendix C. --; Index --; Subject Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110824322; 9783110636772
• ISSN: 1861-0676
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110824322
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Ali A. Mazrui.