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Date: 09-Oct-2023
From: Ellena Moriarty [ellena.moriarty at cambridge.org]
Subject: The Transformative Power of Language: Kaschula, Wolff (eds.) (2023)


Title: The Transformative Power of Language
Subtitle: From Postcolonial to Knowledge Societies in Africa
Publication Year: 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
                http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL: http://cambridge.org/9781108712774

editor: Russell H. Kaschula
editor: H. Ekkehard Wolff
Paperback: ISBN: 9781108712774 Price: U.S. $ 32.99
Paperback: ISBN: 9781108712774 Price: U.K. £ 24.99
Paperback: ISBN: 9781108712774 Price: Europe EURO 29.17
Abstract:

Language has played a pivotal role in societal transformation in
postcolonial Africa towards the creation of globally competitive
knowledge societies; however so far, this role has been
under-researched and under-estimated. This volume addresses this gap
in the literature, by bringing together a team of globally-recognised
scholars to explore the effect of language on African postcolonial
societies, and how it has contributed to achieving 'mental
decolonisation'. A range of languages are explored, both imported
(ex-colonial) and indigenous African, and case studies from different
spheres of public discourse are investigated, from universities to
legal settings. Demonstrating that multilingualism is a resource for,
rather than barrier to, successful transformation, this book brings
the intellectualisation and institutionalisation of African languages
to the forefront of development discourse, and provides an insightful
snap-shot of how current academic research, public discourse,
political activism and social community engagement have contributed to
societal transformation in South Africa.

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Written In: English (eng)

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