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Language Policy and Economics: The Language Question in Africa
Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu
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Description for Language Policy and Economics: The Language Question in Africa
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2H; CFB; CFDM; KCP; PBUD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
This book addresses the perennial question of how to promote Africa’s indigenous languages as medium of instruction in educational systems. Breaking with the traditional approach to the continent’s language question by focusing on the often overlooked issue of the link between African languages and economic development, Language Policy and Economics argues that African languages are an integral part of a nation’s socio-political and economic development. Therefore, the book argues that any language policy designed to promote these languages in such higher domains as the educational system in particular must have economic advantages if the intent is to succeed, and proposes ... Read more
This book addresses the perennial question of how to promote Africa’s indigenous languages as medium of instruction in educational systems. Breaking with the traditional approach to the continent’s language question by focusing on the often overlooked issue of the link between African languages and economic development, Language Policy and Economics argues that African languages are an integral part of a nation’s socio-political and economic development. Therefore, the book argues that any language policy designed to promote these languages in such higher domains as the educational system in particular must have economic advantages if the intent is to succeed, and proposes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230251724
SKU
V9780230251724
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About Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu
Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu is Professor of Linguistics at Howard University, Washington, DC. He is co-Editor of Current Issues in Language Planning, author of The Language Situation in South Africa (2004), of articles in Chicago Linguistic Society, Georgetown Roundtable on Language and Linguistics, International Journal of the Sociology of Language, Multilingua, Applied Linguistics, World Englishes, Language Problems and Language Planning, Journal ... Read more
Reviews for Language Policy and Economics: The Language Question in Africa
“The book provides an in-depth review of historical and current analysis of the language question in Africa and presents a valuable case study combining the tenets of language economics and LPP.” (Weiguo Zhang, Language Problems and Language Planning, Vol. 43 (4), 2019) “This book provides a fruitful resource for understanding most of the core issues of LPP in sub-Saharan Africa ... Read more