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State Ideology and Language in Tanzania
Jan Blommaert
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Description for State Ideology and Language in Tanzania
Paperback. A case study on Tanzania highlighting the theoretical and methodological approaches in sociolinguistics. It focuses on the influence of Ujamaa ideology on Swahili's formation, treatment, and implementation. It features updates to the discussions of code-switching and language policies and ideologies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; CFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
This is an extended case study on Tanzania highlighting the latest theoretical and methodological approaches in sociolinguistics. A study of the politicization and incorporation of Swahili in the nation-building efforts associated with the introduction of the socialist Ujamaa ideology in 1967. The text focuses on the influence of Ujamaa ideology on Swahili's formation, treatment, and implementation. It merges macro- and micro-sociolinguistic approaches, as well as historiographic and political-analytic research, contributing to the study of African political ideologies and to research on the continuity between colonial and postcolonial language policies. It makes substantial points about the study of African political ideologies, ... Read more
This is an extended case study on Tanzania highlighting the latest theoretical and methodological approaches in sociolinguistics. A study of the politicization and incorporation of Swahili in the nation-building efforts associated with the introduction of the socialist Ujamaa ideology in 1967. The text focuses on the influence of Ujamaa ideology on Swahili's formation, treatment, and implementation. It merges macro- and micro-sociolinguistic approaches, as well as historiographic and political-analytic research, contributing to the study of African political ideologies and to research on the continuity between colonial and postcolonial language policies. It makes substantial points about the study of African political ideologies, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748675807
SKU
V9780748675807
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About Jan Blommaert
Jan Blommaert is Professor of Language, Culture and Globalization at Tilburg University.
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