Russell H Kaschula

Languages, Identities and Intercultural Communication in South Africa and Beyond (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book reflects consciously on the North-South debate and the need for us to create our own ways of interpretation emanating from the South and speaking back to the North and to issues that pertain to the South, including southern Africa.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000421460
• Artikelnr.: 62209922

Autorenporträt

Russell H. Kaschula is Professor of African Language Studies at the University of the Western Cape. His expertise is in the fields of applied language studies and sociolinguistics (specifically related to African languages), African oral and written literature, mother tongue and second language acquisition, and creative writing. He has taught at five South African universities and at an institution in the United States.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1
Language policies, identities and African nations
'Language checks and balances'
Chapter 2
Languages, identities, politics and power
'Speaking back to power'
Chapter 3
Languages, dialects, identities and varieties
'Tower of Babel: Speaking in tongues'
Chapter 4
Languages, identities and cultures
'What's orange for you is red for me!'
Chapter 5
Linguistic prejudice and identities
'To speak or not to speak?'
Chapter 6
Languages, identities and gender
'Wathint' umfazi wathint' imbokodo - You strike a woman; you strike a
rock!'
Chapter 7
Languages, identities, power, multilingualism and education
'Thetha, bua, khuluma, speak: your language or mine?'
Chapter 8
Intercultural communication, identities and workplaces
'A smile is a smile in any language'
Chapter 9
Languages, power and identity in creative contexts: The Trevor Noah effect
'Born a Crime'
Chapter 10
Languages and identities: A personal journey
'Umntu ngumntu ngabantu - a person exists by virtue of others!'
Chapter 11
Conclusion
'Phela-phela ngantsomi, our story is done'
Glossary
Select identity definitions
Further reading
References
Index