The Sociolinguistics of Development in Africa

The Sociolinguistics of Development in Africa Djite Paulin G. Wydawca: Channel View Publications Ltd Data wydania: 2008 ISBN: 9781847690456 Liczba stron: 248 Format: 210 x 149 x 71 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: This book is an analysis of modernisation informed by the place of language in education, health, the economy and governance in the African context. It paints a wide canvas of Africa in its different facets, and shows how language is used as an instrument to deny access to socioeconomic and political emancipation.