The languages of urban Africa /

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Imprint:London ; New York, NY : Continuum, ©2009.
Description:1 online resource (x, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
Series:Advances in sociolinguistics
Advances in sociolinguistics.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11220058
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Other authors / contributors:Mc Laughlin, Fiona.
ISBN:9781441196569
1441196560
9781441117854
1441117857
9781847061164
1847061168
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-228) and index.
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Summary:The Languages of Urban Africa consists of a series of case studies that address four main themes.€ The first is the history of African urban languages. The second set focus on theoretical issues in the study of African urban languages, exploring the outcomes of intense multilingualism and also the ways in which urban dwellers form their speech communities.€ The volume then moves on to explore the relationship between language and identity in the urban setting.€ The final two case studies in the volume address the evolution of urban languages in Africa. This rich set of chapters.
Other form:Print version: Languages of urban Africa. London ; New York, NY : Continuum, ©2009 9781847061164