Language in Contemporary African Cultures and Societies
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Language in Contemporary African Cultures and Societies

  1. 255 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Language in Contemporary African Cultures and Societies

About this book

Language in Contemporary African Cultures and Societies examines language in contemporary Africa by positioning language at the center of interrelationships between individuals, society, and culture. Because of how language permeates every aspect of human existence within each society, this book has assembled contributions by researchers and scholars who focus on different topics within African languages and cultures. By presenting African languages as resources and subject and subject of the study, this book discusses Africa's multilingualism, language policy, preservation, and their uses in development, security, liberation, and identity formation in the diaspora. Based on empirical research and analysis of texts, this book takes a closer look at the continent and the diaspora by situating African languages, cultures, and literatures at the center, and shows how African languages are used in the liberation, transfer of knowledge, and promotion of literacy among Africans globally. It is a book that seeks to bridge the gap between the continent and the diaspora. All contributors are experienced scholars of language, literature, education and linguistics. The chapters provide a major means for examining the interplay of language, literature, and education.

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Yes, you can access Language in Contemporary African Cultures and Societies by Leonard Muaka,Esther Mukewa Lisanza in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & African Politics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Language in Contemporary African Cultures and Societies
  3. Language in Contemporary African Cultures and Societies
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1
  8. The Role of Language in the Kenya Violent Extremism Narrative and Counter-Narrative
  9. Chapter 2
  10. Multiple Language Acquisition in Africa and Its Theoretical Implications
  11. Chapter 3
  12. Promoting and Maintaining Kenyan Indigenous Languages
  13. Chapter 4
  14. The Role of HBCUs in the Transfer and Maintenance of African Languages and Cultures
  15. Chapter 5
  16. The Influence of Writing on Oral Traditions
  17. Chapter 6
  18. Language Empowerment for Sociocultural and Economic Development in Africa
  19. Chapter 7
  20. The Role of African Languages in Regional Development
  21. Chapter 8
  22. The No Language Left Behind Approach to the African Language Question
  23. Chapter 9
  24. Alienation
  25. Chapter 10
  26. The Role of African Women in Liberation Struggle in Alamin Mazrui’s Kilio cha Haki and Ousmane Sembane’s God’s Bits of Wood
  27. Chapter 11
  28. African Female Writers and the Concept of Liberation
  29. Chapter 12
  30. Motherhood and Feminism in Margaret Ogola’s Novel, The River and the Source
  31. Chapter 13
  32. The Pursuit of Selfhood in Selected Swahili Female Bildungsromane
  33. Chapter 14
  34. Ode to the Wanderlust
  35. Conclusion
  36. Index
  37. About the Contributors