Multilingualism in Southern Africa

Name: Multilingualism in Southern Africa
Brand: Taylor & Francis
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Issues and Perspectives

By: Wellman Kondowe (Editor), Chimwemwe M.M. Kamanga (Editor), Precious Madula (Editor)

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eBook | 31 July 2024 | Edition Number 1

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This collection showcases perspectives from established and emerging scholars on the contemporary landscape of multilingualism in Southern Africa. The book explores the broader impact of colonialism and neocolonialism on language policies and practices, drawing on case studies from such countries as Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Zambia.

The volume is organised thematically around four different sections, looking at issues around linguistic diversity across different sectors including contemporary debates on African languages, language education, youth languages and language documentation. Taken together, the collection seeks to offer readers with a more nuanced understanding of fundamental issues in the development of multilingualism across different countries in Southern Africa today and encourage future research on multilingualism in Africa more broadly.

The volume will be of interest to students and scholars in multilingualism, sociolinguistics, language policies, language education and African studies.