The semiotics of new spaces - Languaging and literacy practices in one South African township (Paperback)

In South Africa, the township or sub-economic state housing development has achieved a very significant position as a site for sociolinguistic research. The Semiotics of New Spaces – Languaging and Literacy Practices in one South African Township looks at the ways in which people are responding, through their semiotic practices, to the intense socio-historical changes taking place in post-apartheid South Africa. The study is set against the backdrop of Wesbank – one of the first racially mixed housing developments in the Western Cape. The result is a range of related topics, such as how cross-cultural and crosslinguistic families influence the language practices of their younger members; the impact of translingual friendships on language practices and attitudes; the ways in which older people use their existing literacies to negotiate the multilingual realities of the township and aspects such as identity, voice and agency as markers of a developing participatory citizenship.

General

Imprint:	Sun Press
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	November 2018
Authors:	Charlyn Dyers
Dimensions:	245 x 175 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	157
ISBN-13:	978-1-928357-98-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Psycholinguistics > Language acquisition Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Lexicography Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-928357-98-9
Barcode:	9781928357988

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