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Romania Africana - Romance languages in African multilingual environments

English, German · Hardback

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Die im Jahre 1905 von Gustav Gröber ins Leben gerufene Reihe der Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie zählt zu den renommiertesten Fachpublikationen der Romanistik. Die Beihefte pflegen ein gesamtromanisches Profil, das neben den Nationalsprachen auch die weniger im Fokus stehenden romanischen Sprachen mit einschließt.
Zur Begutachtung können eingereicht werden: Monographien und Sammelbände zur Sprachwissenschaft in ihrer ganzen Breite, zur mediävistischen Literaturwissenschaft und zur Editionsphilologie.
Mögliche Publikationssprachen sind Französisch, Spanisch, Portugiesisch, Italienisch und Rumänisch sowie Deutsch und Englisch. Sammelbände sollten thematisch und sprachlich in sich möglichst einheitlich gehalten sein.

About the author

Ursula Reutner
, Passau University, Germany.

Summary

Romance and indigenous languages coexist across many parts of Africa, creating intricate dynamics that shape national identities, influence educational systems, and inspire cultural expression.
This volume focuses on thirty-eight countries where French, Portuguese, and Spanish are spoken or faint traces of Italian persist, occasionally broadening its scope to cover the entire continent, and draws comparisons with the role of English. It explores how these languages were introduced to the continent, how they have merged into African multilingual environments, developed distinctive features, and how these are perceived by different speakers, before concluding with a series of case studies that bring the discussion into sharper focus.
The outcome is the first comprehensive monograph to systematically address linguistic, sociolinguistic, and cultural topics across all Romance languages relevant to Africa. With particular attention to the accessibility of its structure, content, and languages, the volume testifies to Africa’s rich linguistic diversity and creativity, transcending colonial boundaries and giving rise to vibrant contemporary cultures.

Product details

Authors Ursula Reutner
Publisher De Gruyter
 
Languages English, German
Product format Hardback
Released 29.10.2025
 
EAN 9783111471556
ISBN 978-3-11-147155-6
No. of pages 700
Weight 500 g
Illustrations 1 b/w and 71 col. ill., 19 b/w tbl.
Series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics

Afrika, Historische und vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Soziolinguistik, Linguistics, weltsprachen, Sprachenpolitik, Varietätenlinguistik, linguistic varieties, world languages, Language Planning, Sociolinguistcs

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