Grammars of Colonialism : Representing Languages in Colonial South Africa /

The study of languages was crucial to colonial power in 18th and 19th-century South Africa. This important book examines representations of the South African Bantu languages Xhosa and Zulu, revealing the ways in which colonial linguistics contributed to both the making of the colonial order and to i...

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Main Author:	Gilmour, Rachael (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:	Linguistics. African History. African Languages. African Literature. Imperialism and Colonialism. Modern History. Sociolinguistics. African languages. African literature. History, Modern. Imperialism. Africa > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book