The Sociolinguistics of Development in AfricaMultilingual Matters, 2008 - 227 pàgines An analysis of modernisation informed by the place of language in education, health, the economy and governance in the African context. This book covers Africa in its different facets, and shows how language is used as an instrument to deny access to socioeconomic and political emancipation. |
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Contents | |
Introduction 1 | |
Prolegomena to the Sociolinguistics of Development 8 | |
Language Education and Development 53 | |
Language the Economy and Development 117 | |
Language Governance and Development 153 | |
Conclusion 172 | |
Notes 182 | |
References 202 | |
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