The languages of urban Africa / edited by Fiona Mc Laughlin.

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Mc Laughlin, Fiona

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9781441196569
1441196560
9781441117854
1441117857

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Languages of urban Africa.DDC classification:

306.4409609173/2 22

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P40.45.A35 L367 2009eb

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Contents:

Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction to the languages of urban Africa; 2 The historical dynamic of multilingualism in Accra; 3 The story of old-urban vernaculars in North Africa; 4 The spread of Lingala as a lingua franca in the Congo Basin; 5 Senegal's early cities and the making of an urban language; 6 Discourse, community, identity: processes of linguistic homogenization in Bamako; 7 The multiple facets of the urban language form, Nouchi; 8 On assessing the ethnolinguistic vitality of Ga in Accra; 9 Multilingualism and language use in Porto Novo.

Summary: The Languages of Urban Africa consists of a series of case studies that address four main themes.€ The first is the history of African urban languages. The second set focus on theoretical issues in the study of African urban languages, exploring the outcomes of intense multilingualism and also the ways in which urban dwellers form their speech communities.€ The volume then moves on to explore the relationship between language and identity in the urban setting.€ The final two case studies in the volume address the evolution of urban languages in Africa. This rich set of chapters.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-228) and index.

The Languages of Urban Africa consists of a series of case studies that address four main themes.€ The first is the history of African urban languages. The second set focus on theoretical issues in the study of African urban languages, exploring the outcomes of intense multilingualism and also the ways in which urban dwellers form their speech communities.€ The volume then moves on to explore the relationship between language and identity in the urban setting.€ The final two case studies in the volume address the evolution of urban languages in Africa. This rich set of chapters.

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