36.1612, Books: Youth Language Practices and Urban Language Contact in Africa: Mesthrie, Hurst-Harosh, and Brookes (eds.) (2025)

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Date: 20-May-2025
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: Youth Language Practices and Urban Language Contact in Africa: Mesthrie, Hurst-Harosh, and Brookes (eds.) (2025)


Title: Youth Language Practices and Urban Language Contact in Africa
Series Title: Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact
Publication Year: 20250417

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/languages-linguistics/sociolinguistics/youth-language-practices-and-urban-language-contact-africa?format=PB&isbn=9781316622056#about-the-authors

Editor(s): Rajend Mesthrie; Ellen Hurst-Harosh; Heather Brookes

Paperback ISBN:  9781316622056 Pages:  230 Price: U.K. £ 25.99
Paperback ISBN:  9781316622056 Pages:  230 Price: Europe EURO 30.33
Paperback ISBN:  9781316622056 Pages:  230 Price: U.S. $ 34.99

Abstract:

The ways in which young people use language provides fascinating
insights into language practice and contact. Written by a team of key
scholars in the field, this book describes and theorises 'male,
in-group, street-aligned, youth language practice' in urban centres in
Africa, exploring the creative use of language, and its function in
peer sociality and contestation of social identities.  The book
contributes to theoretical debates surrounding multimodal language,
language contact, standards and variation, and language change. It
highlights that 'youth languages' are not to be confused with the
urban languages, varieties, and vernaculars of the general population,
and that claims of autonomy and candidacy as national languages are
flawed. The book demonstrates that the youthful practices of males are
nevertheless worthy of scholarly attention: the framing of youth
languages within the field of language contact will stimulate situated
and comprehensive studies of the role and significance of youth
practices.

Written In: English (eng)



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