Language and national identity in Africa
This book focuses on language, culture, and identity in nineteen countries in Africa. Leading specialists, mainly from Africa, describe national linguistic and political histories, assess the status of majority and minority languages, and consider the role of language in ethnic conflict
Aufsatzsammlung
xiii, 367 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
9780199286751, 9780199286744, 9786611341732, 9780191536816, 0199286752, 0199286744, 6611341730, 0191536814
173659535
Egypt: from Egyptian to pan-Arab nationalism / Yasir Suleiman
Morocco: language, nationalism, and gender / Moha Ennaji and Fatima Sadiqi
Sudan: majorities, minorities, and language interactions / Wendy James
Senegal: the emergence of a national lingua franca / Fiona McLaughlin
Mali: in defense of cultural and linguistic pluralism / Ingse Skattum
Sierra Leone: Krio and the quest for national integration / B. Akíntúndé Oyètádé and Victor Fashole Luke
Ghana: indigenous languages, English, and an emerging national identity / Akosua Anyidoho and M.E. Kropp Dakubu
Ivory Coast: the supremacy of French / Anne Moseng Knutsen
Nigeria: ethnolinguistic competition in the giant of Africa / Andrew Simpson and B. Akíntúndé Oyètádé
Cameroon: official bilingualism in a multilingual state / Edmond Biloa and George Echu
D.R. Congo: language and "authentic nationalism" / Eyamba G. Bokamba
Kenya: language and the search for a coherent national identity / Chege Githiora
Tanzania: the development of Swahili as a national and official language / Farouk Topan
The Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia / David Appleyard and Martin Orwin
Zambia: "one Zambia, one nation, many languages" / Lutz Marten and Nancy C. Kula
South Africa: the rocky road to nation-building / Rajend Mesthrie
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