This book provides an in-depth and comprehensive state-of-the-art
study of 'African languages' and 'language in Africa' since its
beginnings as a 'colonial science' at the turn of the twentieth
century in Europe. Compiled by 56 internationally renowned
scholars, this ground breaking study looks at past and current
research on 'African languages' and 'language in Africa' under the
impact of paradigmatic changes from 'colonial' to 'postcolonial'
perspectives. It addresses current trends in the study of the role
and functions of language, African and other, in pre- and
postcolonial African societies. Highlighting the central role that
the 'language factor' plays in postcolonial transformation
processes of sociocultural modernization and economic development,
it also addresses more recent, particularly urban, patterns of
communication, and outlines applied dimensions of digitalization
and human language technology.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics |
| Release date: |
October 2021 |
| Editors: |
H. Ekkehard Wolff
|
| Dimensions: |
244 x 170 x 42mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
835 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-40618-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-108-40618-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781108406185 |
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