Language in Contemporary African Cultures and Societies
Lexington Books (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 3. December 2018
254 pages
978-1-4985-7228-6 (ISBN)
Description
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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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 b/w illustration; 3 tables
ISBN-13
978-1-4985-7228-6 (9781498572286)
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Leonard Muaka | Esther Mukewa Lisanza
Language in Contemporary African Cultures and Societies
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Leonard Muaka is associate professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Howard University.
Esther Mukewa Lisanza is assistant professor in the Department of African Studies at Howard University.
Esther Mukewa Lisanza is assistant professor in the Department of African Studies at Howard University.
Content
Chapter One: The Role of Language in the Kenya Violent Extremism Narrative and Counter-narrative
Mohamed Mwamzandi
Chapter Two: Multiple Language Acquisition in Africa and its Theoretical Implications
Eyamba Bokamba
Chapter Three: Promoting and Maintaining Kenyan Indigenous Languages
Martha Michieka
Chapter Four: The Role of HBCUs in the Transfer and Maintenance of African Languages and Cultures
Timothy Ajany
Chapter Five: The Influence of Writing on Oral Traditions? The Case of Nyangbo
James Essegbey
Chapter Six: Language Empowerment for Socio-Cultural and Economic Development in Africa Akinloye Ojo
Chapter Seven: The Role of African Languages in Regional Development: Examples from East Africa
Leonard Muaka
Chapter Eight: The No Language Left Behind Approach to the African Language Question: The Case of Cameroon and Nigeria
Yuka Constantine
Chapter Nine: Alienation: The African Immigrants' Experience in Adiche's The Thing Around Your Neck and Bulawayo's We Need New Names
Gabriel Ayoola
Chapter Ten: The Voice of Liberation in Kilio cha Haki and God's Bits of Wood
Esther Lisanza
Chapter Eleven: African Female Writers and the Concept of Liberation: Writings from Nigeria and Namibia
James Etim
Chapter Twelve: Motherhood and Feminism in Margaret Ogola's novel, The River and the Source
Anne Rotich
Chapter Thirteen: The Pursuit of Selfhood in Selected Swahili Female Bildungsromane
Rose Lugano
Chapter Fourteen: Ode to the Wanderlust
Muchiri Ng'ang'a
Mohamed Mwamzandi
Chapter Two: Multiple Language Acquisition in Africa and its Theoretical Implications
Eyamba Bokamba
Chapter Three: Promoting and Maintaining Kenyan Indigenous Languages
Martha Michieka
Chapter Four: The Role of HBCUs in the Transfer and Maintenance of African Languages and Cultures
Timothy Ajany
Chapter Five: The Influence of Writing on Oral Traditions? The Case of Nyangbo
James Essegbey
Chapter Six: Language Empowerment for Socio-Cultural and Economic Development in Africa Akinloye Ojo
Chapter Seven: The Role of African Languages in Regional Development: Examples from East Africa
Leonard Muaka
Chapter Eight: The No Language Left Behind Approach to the African Language Question: The Case of Cameroon and Nigeria
Yuka Constantine
Chapter Nine: Alienation: The African Immigrants' Experience in Adiche's The Thing Around Your Neck and Bulawayo's We Need New Names
Gabriel Ayoola
Chapter Ten: The Voice of Liberation in Kilio cha Haki and God's Bits of Wood
Esther Lisanza
Chapter Eleven: African Female Writers and the Concept of Liberation: Writings from Nigeria and Namibia
James Etim
Chapter Twelve: Motherhood and Feminism in Margaret Ogola's novel, The River and the Source
Anne Rotich
Chapter Thirteen: The Pursuit of Selfhood in Selected Swahili Female Bildungsromane
Rose Lugano
Chapter Fourteen: Ode to the Wanderlust
Muchiri Ng'ang'a
