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
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| 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 |
| ISBN: | 1-4985-7228-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910793344903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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