Globalization and language vitality [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives from Africa / / edited by Cécile B. Vigouroux, Salikoko S. Mufwene |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
Disciplina | 496.09 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
VigourouxCécile B
MufweneSalikoko S |
Soggetto topico |
African languages
Language and culture - Africa Languages in contact - Africa Linguistic geography Globalization - Social aspects - Africa |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-87569-8
9786612875694 1-4411-7073-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Colonization, Globalization and Language Vitality in Africa: An Introduction; 2. Trajectories of Language Endangerment in South Africa; 3. The Circumstances of Language Shift and Death in Southern Africa; 4. African Modernity, Transnationalism and Language Vitality: Portuguese in Multilingual Mozambique; 5. The Lives of Local and Regional Congolese Languages in Globalized Linguistic Markets; 6. Globalization and Sociolinguistic Stratification in North Africa: The Case of Morocco
7. The Ascent of Wolof as an Urban Vernacular and National Lingua Franca in Senegal8. On the Futurology of Linguistic Development; 9. Globalization and the Sociolinguistics of the Internet: Between English and Kiswahili; 10. Writing Locality in Globalized Swahili: Semiotizing Space in a Tanzanian Novel; 11. From Africa to Africa: Globalization, Migration and Language Vitality; 12. Creating the Conditions for a Counter-Hegemonic Strategy: African Languages in the Twenty-First Century; Author Index; Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459092803321 |
London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Globalization and language vitality [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives from Africa / / edited by Cécile B. Vigouroux, Salikoko S. Mufwene |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
Disciplina | 496.09 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
VigourouxCécile B
MufweneSalikoko S |
Soggetto topico |
African languages
Language and culture - Africa Languages in contact - Africa Linguistic geography Globalization - Social aspects - Africa |
ISBN |
1-282-87569-8
9786612875694 1-4411-7073-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Colonization, Globalization and Language Vitality in Africa: An Introduction; 2. Trajectories of Language Endangerment in South Africa; 3. The Circumstances of Language Shift and Death in Southern Africa; 4. African Modernity, Transnationalism and Language Vitality: Portuguese in Multilingual Mozambique; 5. The Lives of Local and Regional Congolese Languages in Globalized Linguistic Markets; 6. Globalization and Sociolinguistic Stratification in North Africa: The Case of Morocco
7. The Ascent of Wolof as an Urban Vernacular and National Lingua Franca in Senegal8. On the Futurology of Linguistic Development; 9. Globalization and the Sociolinguistics of the Internet: Between English and Kiswahili; 10. Writing Locality in Globalized Swahili: Semiotizing Space in a Tanzanian Novel; 11. From Africa to Africa: Globalization, Migration and Language Vitality; 12. Creating the Conditions for a Counter-Hegemonic Strategy: African Languages in the Twenty-First Century; Author Index; Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785481803321 |
London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Globalization and language vitality : perspectives from Africa / / edited by Cecile B. Vigouroux, Salikoko S. Mufwene |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
Disciplina | 496.09 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
VigourouxCecile B
MufweneSalikoko S |
Soggetto topico |
African languages
Language and culture - Africa Languages in contact - Africa Linguistic geography Globalization - Social aspects - Africa |
ISBN |
1-282-87569-8
9786612875694 1-4411-7073-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Colonization, Globalization and Language Vitality in Africa: An Introduction; 2. Trajectories of Language Endangerment in South Africa; 3. The Circumstances of Language Shift and Death in Southern Africa; 4. African Modernity, Transnationalism and Language Vitality: Portuguese in Multilingual Mozambique; 5. The Lives of Local and Regional Congolese Languages in Globalized Linguistic Markets; 6. Globalization and Sociolinguistic Stratification in North Africa: The Case of Morocco
7. The Ascent of Wolof as an Urban Vernacular and National Lingua Franca in Senegal8. On the Futurology of Linguistic Development; 9. Globalization and the Sociolinguistics of the Internet: Between English and Kiswahili; 10. Writing Locality in Globalized Swahili: Semiotizing Space in a Tanzanian Novel; 11. From Africa to Africa: Globalization, Migration and Language Vitality; 12. Creating the Conditions for a Counter-Hegemonic Strategy: African Languages in the Twenty-First Century; Author Index; Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809411303321 |
London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An introduction to African languages / / G. Tucker Childs |
Autore | Childs George Tucker |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, PA, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 265 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 496 |
Soggetto topico |
African languages
Language and culture - Africa |
ISBN |
1-282-16070-2
9786612160707 90-272-9588-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | An Introduction to African Languages; Title page; Editorial page; LCC page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements and dedication; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Maps; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; 2 The classification of African languages; 3 Phonetics and phonology; 4 Morphology; 5 Syntax and semantics; 6 Historical and typological issues; 7 Social effects on the languages of Africa; Appendices; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816580503321 |
Childs George Tucker | ||
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, PA, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Journal of African cultural studies : 2020- |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxfordshire, U.K., : Carfax, 1998- |
Disciplina | 496 |
Soggetto topico |
African languages
Language and culture - Africa Langues africaines Langage et culture - Afrique African Studies Ethnic & Cultural Studies Civilization Language and culture |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
ISSN | 1469-9346 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | African cultural studies |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996216844603316 |
Abingdon, Oxfordshire, U.K., : Carfax, 1998- | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Journal of African cultural studies : 2020- |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxfordshire, U.K., : Carfax, 1998- |
Disciplina | 496 |
Soggetto topico |
African languages
Language and culture - Africa Langues africaines Langage et culture - Afrique African Studies Ethnic & Cultural Studies Civilization Language and culture Civilització africana |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodicals.
Revistes electròniques. |
ISSN | 1469-9346 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | African cultural studies |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910137902103321 |
Abingdon, Oxfordshire, U.K., : Carfax, 1998- | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Language in contemporary African cultures and societies / / edited by Esther Mukewa Lisanza and Leonard Muaka |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 pages) |
Disciplina | 306.44096 |
Soggetto topico |
African languages
Language and culture - Africa |
ISBN | 1-4985-7228-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793344903321 |
Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2019] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Language in contemporary African cultures and societies / / edited by Esther Mukewa Lisanza and Leonard Muaka |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 pages) |
Disciplina | 306.44096 |
Soggetto topico |
African languages
Language and culture - Africa |
ISBN | 1-4985-7228-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823849703321 |
Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2019] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Leopard's spots : essays on language, cognition, and culture / / by Gerrit J. Dimmendaal |
Autore | Dimmendaal Gerrit Jan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, The Netherlands : , : Koninklijke Brill, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
Disciplina | 496 |
Collana | Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture |
Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Variation - Africa
Cognitive grammar - Africa Language and culture - Africa |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 90-04-22414-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 1 By Way of Introduction / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 2 Language Ecology and Linguistic Diversity on the African Continent / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 3 Accretion Zones and the Absence of Language Union in the Nuba Mountains / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 4 Esoterogeny and Localist Strategies in a Nuba Mountain Community / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 5 Some Observations on Evolutionary Concepts in Current Linguistics / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 6 Studying Lexical-Semantic Fields in Languages: Nature Versus Nurture, or Where Does Culture Come into It These Days? / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 7 Lexical-Semantic Fields in Tima / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 8 Colourful psi’s Sleep Furiously: Depicting Emotional States in Some African Languages / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 9 Perception of the Living Dead and the Invisible Hand in Teso-Turkana / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 10 Conversational Styles in Tima / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- References / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- Language Index / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- Subject Index / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460490003321 |
Dimmendaal Gerrit Jan | ||
Leiden, The Netherlands : , : Koninklijke Brill, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Leopard's spots : essays on language, cognition, and culture / / by Gerrit J. Dimmendaal |
Autore | Dimmendaal Gerrit Jan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, The Netherlands : , : Koninklijke Brill, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
Disciplina | 496 |
Collana | Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture |
Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Variation - Africa
Cognitive grammar - Africa Language and culture - Africa |
ISBN | 90-04-22414-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 1 By Way of Introduction / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 2 Language Ecology and Linguistic Diversity on the African Continent / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 3 Accretion Zones and the Absence of Language Union in the Nuba Mountains / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 4 Esoterogeny and Localist Strategies in a Nuba Mountain Community / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 5 Some Observations on Evolutionary Concepts in Current Linguistics / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 6 Studying Lexical-Semantic Fields in Languages: Nature Versus Nurture, or Where Does Culture Come into It These Days? / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 7 Lexical-Semantic Fields in Tima / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 8 Colourful psi’s Sleep Furiously: Depicting Emotional States in Some African Languages / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 9 Perception of the Living Dead and the Invisible Hand in Teso-Turkana / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- 10 Conversational Styles in Tima / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- References / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- Language Index / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal -- Subject Index / Gerrit J. Dimmendaal. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787349103321 |
Dimmendaal Gerrit Jan | ||
Leiden, The Netherlands : , : Koninklijke Brill, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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