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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783781903321

Titolo

Language planning and policy in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Richard B. Baldauf Jr and Robert B. Kaplan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : MultilinguaL Matters Ltd., c2004-

ISBN

1-280-73935-5

9786610739356

1-85359-726-0

Descrizione fisica

v. <1   > : maps

Collana

Language planning and policy

Altri autori (Persone)

BaldaufRichard B. <1943->

KaplanRobert B

Disciplina

306.44/968

Soggetti

Language planning - Africa, Southern

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Vol. 1. Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa --

Sommario/riassunto

This volume covers the language situation in Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa explaining the linguistic diversity, the historical and political contexts and the current language situation, including language-in-education planning, the role of the media, the role of religion, and the roles of non-indigenous languages. The authors are indigenous and have been participants in the language planning context.