Repertoires and choices in african languages /

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Author / Creator:	Lüpke, Friederike, author.
Imprint:	Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, 2013.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB] ; v. 5 Language Contact and Bilingualism LCB.
Subject:	Multilingualism -- Africa. Linguistic change -- Africa. Languages in contact -- Africa. Language and culture -- Africa. Language and languages -- Variation. Language and culture. Language and languages. Language and languages -- Variation. Languages in contact. Linguistic change. Multilingualism. Africa -- Languages. Africa. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11200260

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Other authors / contributors:	Storch, Anne, author.
ISBN:	1614511942 9781614511946 1614512515 9781614512516
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Summary:	Africa is one of the hotspots of linguistic diversity, and most African languages are spoken by multilingual communities. The persistence of multilingualism and the linguistic creativity are striking, especially against the backdrop of ""language death"" and expanding monolingualism elsewhere in the world. This volume deals with multilingualism as a cultural technique, register variation and the multiplicity of language ideologies, and the dynamics of linguistic change in Africa's minority languages. It argues that that in terms of multilingualism and language survival, Africa can serve as a p.
Other form:	Print version: 1614512515 9781614512516

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