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Language and development in Africa : perceptions, ideologies and challenges /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wolff, Ekkehard (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Subjects:	African languages > Social aspects. Language policy > Africa. Economic development > Africa. Africa > Languages > Social aspects. Sociolinguistics. Economic development. Language policy. Africa.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : approach, questions and themes
Background : Africa and the West
a difficult relationship
Perception : between ignorance, half knowledge and distortion
De-marginalisation : the cradle of mankind and home of human language
Re-conceptualisation : the overdue linguistic turn in development discourse
Challenges : linguistic plurality and diversity
problem or resource?
Future : synopsis and options for language planning
Agenda : arguments and steps
Basic sociolinguistic facts : languages, dialects, numbers of speakers.