03478nam 2200637 a 450 991077823720332120230721032049.01-383-04327-20-19-153681-41-281-34173-897866113417321-4356-4224-4(CKB)1000000000483530(EBL)415477(OCoLC)437093777(SSID)ssj0000188873(PQKBManifestationID)11939207(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000188873(PQKBWorkID)10155184(PQKB)10338359(Au-PeEL)EBL415477(CaPaEBR)ebr10225220(CaONFJC)MIL134173(MiAaPQ)EBC415477(EXLCZ)99100000000048353020070924d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLanguage and national identity in Africa[electronic resource] /edited by Andrew SimpsonOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20081 online resource (382 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-928675-2 0-19-928674-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-362) and index.Contents; List of Maps; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Egypt: From Egyptian to Pan-Arab Nationalism; 3 Morocco: Language, Nationalism, and Gender; 4 Sudan: Majorities, Minorities, and Language Interactions; 5 Senegal: The Emergence of a National Lingua Franca; 6 Mali: In Defence of Cultural and Linguistic Pluralism; 7 Sierra Leone: Krio and the Quest for National Integration; 8 Ghana: Indigenous Languages, English, and an Emerging National Identity; 9 Ivory Coast: The Supremacy of French; 10 Nigeria: Ethno-linguistic Competition in the Giant of Africa11 Cameroon: Official Bilingualism in a Multilingual State12 D. R. Congo: Language and 'Authentic Nationalism'; 13 Kenya: Language and the Search for a Coherent National Identity; 14 Tanzania: The Development of Swahili as a National and Official Language; 15 The Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia; 16 Zambia: 'One Zambia, One Nation, Many Languages'; 17 South Africa: The Rocky Road to Nation Building; References; IndexThis 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. - ;This book focuses on language, culture, and national identity in Africa. Leading specialists examine countries in every part of the continent - Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Senegal, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanbia, South Africa, and the nations of the HornNationalismAfricaAnthropological linguisticsAfricaAfricaLanguagesPolitical aspectsNationalismAnthropological linguistics306.44/9617.24bclSimpson Andrew1962-939135MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778237203321Language and national identity in Africa3796314UNINA