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Language in contemporary African cultures and societies / / edited by Esther Mukewa Lisanza and Leonard Muaka



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Titolo: Language in contemporary African cultures and societies / / edited by Esther Mukewa Lisanza and Leonard Muaka Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2019]
©2019
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 pages)
Disciplina: 306.44096
Soggetto topico: African languages
Language and culture - Africa
Soggetto geografico: Africa Civilization 21st century
Africa Social conditions 21st century
Persona (resp. second.): LisanzaEsther Mukewa
MuakaLeonard L <1968-> (Leonard Lisanza)
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction / Leonard Muaka and Esther Lisanza -- 1. The Role of Language in the Kenya Violent Extremism Narrative and Counter-narrative / Mohamed Mwamzandi -- 2. Multiple Language Acquisition in Africa and its Theoretical Implications / Eyamba Bokamba -- 3. Promoting and Maintaining Kenyan Indigenous Languages / Martha Michieka -- 4. The Role of HBCUs in the Transfer and Maintenance of African Languages and Cultures / Timothy Ajany -- 5. The Influence of Writing on Oral Traditions: The Case of Nyangbo / James Essegbey -- 6. Language Empowerment for Socio-Cultural and Economic Development in Africa / Akinloye Ojo -- 7. The Role of African Languages in Regional Development: Examples from East Africa / Leonard Muaka -- 8. The No Language Left Behind Approach to the African Language Question: The Case of Cameroon and Nigeria / Yuka Constantine -- 9. Alienation: The African Immigrants' Experience in Adiche's The Thing Around Your Neck and Bulawayo's We Need New Names / Gabriel Ayoola -- 10. The Voice of Liberation in Kilio cha Haki and God's Bits of Wood / Esther Lisanza -- 11. African Female Writers and the Concept of Liberation: Writings from Nigeria and Namibia / James Etim -- 12. Motherhood and Feminism in Margaret Ogola's novel, The River and the Source / Anne Rotich -- 13. The Pursuit of Selfhood in Selected Swahili Female Bildungsromane / Rose Lugano -- 14. Ode to the Wanderlust / Muchiri Nganga -- Conclusion / Leonard Muaka and Esther Lisanza -- About the Contributors.
Titolo autorizzato: Language in contemporary African cultures and societies  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4985-7228-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910793344903321
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