| Reviews |
| - 'Editors Vic Webb and Kembo-Sure offer what looks like a new approach from inside Africa, involving a collaboration of southern and east African authors. This.. is a welcome and timely reminder that linguists cannot stand idly by when their profession can provide insights into political and social issues and can contribute to policy solutions.' - Robin Thelwall and Helma Pasch, THES.
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| Description | | This book focuses on the languages and linguistics of Africa. Covering the major themes that are dealt with in university courses, and making extensive use of linguistic symbols and diagrams, this is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate linguistics students in South Africa and Africa as a whole, as well as for students of African studies worldwide. Its topics include general
descriptions of African languages, the nature of languages in contact and in competition, language in education, and the need for governmental intervention in linguistic issues. |
| Contents |
List of Contributors
Introduction
1.
Language as a problem in Africa
,
Vic Webb and Kembo-Sure
2.
The languages of Africa
,
Vic Webb and Kembo-Sure
3.
Linguistics: an overview
,
Kembo-Sure and Vic Webb
4.
Languages in contact
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Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu
5.
Languages in competition
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Kembo-Sure and Vic Webb
6.
The sounds of Africa: their phonetic characteristics
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Herman Batibo
7.
System in the sounds of Africa
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Herman Batibo
8.
Building techniques in African languages
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D. Okoth Okombo
9.
The lexicons of Africa
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Danie Prinsloo, Albina R. Chuwa, and Elsabé Taljard
10.
Discourse: language in context
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Hilton Hubbard
11.
Cross-cultural communication in Africa
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Oswald K. Ndoleriire
12.
Language in education and language learning in Africa
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Jane Kembo
Appendix: A bird's-eye view of the language character of the African states
Index
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Edited by Vic Webb, Professor of Linguistics, University of Pretoria and
Kembo-Sure, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and Foreign Languages, Moi University, Kenya
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