Andrew Simpson (ed.)

Broschiertes Buch

Language and National Identity in Africa

Beschreibung

This book focuses on language, culture, and identity in nineteen countries in Africa. Leading specialists, mainly from Africa, describe national linguistic and political histories, assess the status of majority and minority languages, and consider the role of language in ethnic conflict.

Autor

Andrew Simpson is Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics, University of Southern California. He has studied and travelled extensively in Africa, and is particularly interested in the dynamics of post-colonial language development in West Africa. He is the editor of the Language and National Identity in Asia (OUP 2007).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780199286751
• ISBN-10: 0199286752
• Artikelnr.: 23405863