Repertoires and Choices in African Languages

by Anne Storch, Friederike L. Pke, Friederike Lupke

Most African languages are spoken by communities as one of several languages present on a daily basis. The persistence of multilingualism and the linguistic creativity manifest in the playful use of different languages are striking, especially against the backdrop of language death and expanding monolingualism elsewhere in the world. The effortless mastery of several languages is disturbing, however, for those who take essentialist perspectives...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1614512515
• ISBN13: 9781614512516
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 433 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary