Languages in Africa : multilingualism, language policy, and education

Languages in Africa : multilingualism, language policy, and education /

People in many African communities live within a series of concentric circles when it comes to language. In a small group, a speaker uses an often unwritten and endangered mother tongue that is rarely used in school. A national Indigenous language-written, widespread, sometimes used in school-surrou...

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Corporate Author: Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics Washington, D.C.
Other Authors: Zsiga, Elizabeth C. (Editor), Tlale Boyer, One (Editor), Kramer, Ruth (Ruth T.) (Editor)
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2014]
Series:Georgetown University round table on languages and linguistics series (2004)
Subjects:
Multilingualism > Africa > Congresses.
Native language and education > Africa > Congresses.
Language policy > Africa > Congresses.
African languages > Social aspects > Congresses.
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