Language Decline and Death in Africa ：Causes, Consequences and Challenges ( 1 )

Publication subTitle ：Causes, Consequences and Challenges

Publication series ：1

Author： Batibo   Prof. Herman M.  

Publisher： Channel View Publications‎

Publication year： 2005

E-ISBN: 9781853598104

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781853598081

Subject： H0 Linguistics

Keyword： 语言学

Language： ENG

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Description

The aim of this book is to examine the nature and extent of the problem of language decline and death in Africa. It resourcefully traces the main causes and circumstances of language endangerment, the processes and extent of language shift and death, and the consequences of language loss to the continent’s rich linguistic and cultural heritage.

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Contents

Preface

Map 1. The Language Families of Africa

Map 2. The Countries and Territories of Africa

Chapter 1 The Languages of Africa

Chapter 2 Patterns of Language Use in Africa

Chapter 3 African Languages as a Resource

Chapter 4 The Minority Languages of Africa

Chapter 5 The Endangered Languages of Africa

Chapter 6 Language Shift and Death in Africa

Chapter 7 Language Maintenance in Africa

Chapter 8 Language Empowerment Measures

References

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Index

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