LEADER 04503nam 2200781 a 450 001 9910810222303321 005 20240516114816.0 010 $a1-280-59701-1 010 $a9786613626844 010 $a1-934078-11-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9781934078112 035 $a(CKB)2550000000083708 035 $a(EBL)848973 035 $a(OCoLC)775302023 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000614476 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11385377 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000614476 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10604468 035 $a(PQKB)10533519 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC848973 035 $a(DE-B1597)37447 035 $a(OCoLC)785782832 035 $a(OCoLC)979760820 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781934078112 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL848973 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10534128 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL362684 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000083708 100 $a20111107d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aParadigm shift in language planning and policy$b[electronic resource] $egame-theoretic solutions /$fby Ettien Koffi 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerlin ;$aBoston $cDe Gruyter Mouton$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (348 p.) 225 1 $aContributions to the sociology of language,$x1861-0676 ;$v101 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-934078-10-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tPreface -- $tContents -- $tAbbreviations -- $tChapter 1. Ten deadly impediments to language planning in Africa -- $tChapter 2. The strategic Game theory and 3±1 language outcome -- $tChapter 3. A Game-theoretic assessment of language of education policies in French and Portuguese colonies -- $tChapter 4. A Game-theoretic assessment of language of education policies in Belgian, British, and German colonies -- $tChapter 5. Case study: Rethinking mother-tongue education in Côte d'Ivoire -- $tChapter 6. Game-theoretic assessment of language of education policies in African megacities -- $tChapter 7. Framework and rationale for literacy planning in rural Africa -- $tChapter 8. Planning multiple languages on a shoestring budget for profit -- $tChapter 9. Individual efforts in language planning -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aThe book proposes a paradigm shift in language planning and language policy in Africa. For the past fifty years, the dominant model has been the hegemonic model whereby a language of wider communication (LWC) is imposed on minority languages. It is now time for a paradigm shift in favor of a more egalitarian model in which all the languages spoken in the same country, irrespective of their size, are planned. The paradigm shift concerns four critical areas: status planning, cost-benefit planning, acquisition planning, and corpus planning. Such a shift is justified for the following reasons: First, the hegemonic model has a dismal track record of success in Africa and elsewhere. Second, the hegemonic model exacerbates linguistic conflicts in many countries. Consequently, policy makers shun it for fear of jeopardizing the fragile social fabric in their respective countries. Last, a shift away from the hegemonic model is recommended because it is too costly to implement. The "democratic model" is undergirded by the Strategic Game Theory proposed by David Laitin. It forecasts a 3±1 language outcome for most African countries. This outcome supports the "three language formula" now called for by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). 410 0$aContributions to the sociology of language ;$v101. 606 $aLanguage planning$zAfrica 606 $aLanguage policy$zAfrica 606 $aSociolinguistics$zAfrica 610 $aAfrican studies. 610 $aAnthropological linguistics. 610 $aEmerging literacies. 610 $aEndangered languages. 610 $aLanguage planning. 610 $aLanguage policy. 610 $aMultilingualism. 610 $aSociolinguistics. 615 0$aLanguage planning 615 0$aLanguage policy 615 0$aSociolinguistics 676 $a306.44/96 700 $aKoffi$b Ettien N'da$f1963-$01680656 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810222303321 996 $aParadigm shift in language planning and policy$94049498 997 $aUNINA