Language and development in Africa : perceptions, ideologies and challenges /

Language and development in Africa : perceptions, ideologies and challenges /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Wolff, Ekkehard, author.
Imprint:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Description:	xvi, 358 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	African languages -- Social aspects. Language policy -- Africa. Economic development -- Africa. Sociolinguistics. African languages -- Social aspects. Economic development. Language policy. Sociolinguistics. Africa -- Languages -- Social aspects. Africa.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11319171

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ISBN:	9781107088559 1107088550
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: approach, questions and themes
2. Background: Africa and the 'West' - a difficult relationship
3. Perception: between ignorance, half knowledge and distortion
4. De-marginalisation: the cradle of mankind and home of human language
5. Re-conceptualisation: the overdue linguistic turn in development discourse
6. Challenges: linguistic plurality and diversity - problem or resource?
7. Future: synopsis and options for language planning
8. Agenda: arguments and steps
9. Basic sociolinguistic facts: 'languages', 'dialects', numbers of speakers