Sociolinguistics of Development in Africa

Informationen zum Autor Paulin Djité is Associate Professor of Sociolinguistics, Translation and Interpreting and French Linguistics in the School of Humanities and Languages at the University of Western Sydney. He also acts as an adviser for many international organisations in education, translation and interpreting, and international sporting events. His previous books include The Sociolinguistics of Development in Africa (2008), From Language Policy to Language Planning: An Overview of Key Languages in Australia (1994), and Voir l'Amérique et mourir (1992). Klappentext This book is an analysis of modernisation informed by the place of language in education, health, the economy and governance in the African context. It paints a wide canvas of Africa in its different facets, and shows how language is used as an instrument to deny access to socioeconomic and political emancipation. Zusammenfassung This book is an analysis of modernisation informed by the place of language in education! health! the economy and governance in the African context. It paints a wide canvas of Africa in its different facets! and shows how language is used as an instrument to deny access to socioeconomic and political emancipation.

Product details

• Authors: Paulin G. Djit?, Paulin G. Djite, Paulin G. (University of Western Sydney) Djite, Paulin G. Djité
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2008
• EAN: 9781847690456
• ISBN: 978-1-84769-045-6
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Multilingual Matters; Multilingual Matters
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Afrika, Entwicklungsstudien, Afrikanische Sprachen