{"product_id":"9781041276166","title":"Language Matters in Namibia History, Development, and Contemporary Dynamics","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRoutledge Contemporary Africa\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eLanguage Matters in Namibia\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHistory, Development, and Contemporary Dynamics\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCollen Sabao | Petrus Angula Mbenzi | Gerda-Elisabeth Wittmann\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Ethnic Studies \/ African Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage Matters in Namibia\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the diversity of Namibia’s ethnolinguistic communities and cultures, considering how languages intersect with questions of nationhood, memory, identity and decoloniality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNamibia is a country characterised by multilingualism, with 13 officially recognised languages (10 indigenous and 3 European-based). Within this diverse linguistic landscape, only 3.4% of Namibians speak English at home, despite it being the country’s officially recognised language. Historically, colonial languages have been used in social, educational, professional, and occupational contexts, meaning that language is deeply tied to unresolved aspects of identity, linguistic ideologies, hegemony, language practices and culture. Emerging at a crucial moment in Namibia’s decolonial agenda, this book considers how language usage, patterns, structures, and functions are now shifting and evolving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBringing together important contributions from Namibian scholars, this book will be an important read for researchers of African languages, education and sociolinguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollen Sabao\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Linguistics, Literature and Communication, and Head of the Department of Languages and Literature at the University of Namibia. He is also a Research Associate in the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages at the University of South Africa (UNISA). Professor Sabao’s research interests lie in the areas of Phonetics and Phonology, Political Discourse, Media Discourse, Pan Africanism, Afrocentricity, Appraisal Theory, Argumentation, World Literatures, and Rhetoric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePetrus Angula Mbenzi\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor for Oshiwambo at the University of Namibia. He teaches Oshiwambo advanced linguistics, orature and Oshiwambo for beginners. He acts as an ambassador for the annual Oshakati Totem EXPO and a regular presenter of oral tradition on Oshiwambo Radio Service. His research interests include lexicography, onomastics, orature, sociolinguistics, and linguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerda-Elisabeth Wittmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in German at the University of Namibia. Dr Wittmann’s research interests lie in the teaching and learning of German as a Foreign language, German in Southern Africa, language politics, and teacher professional development. She is an educationalist at heart and serves in the Scientific Advisory Committee for the International German Teachers’ Conference. Dr Wittmann is responsible locally for the DAAD-funded project SANDD – Sub-Saharan Africa Network GFL Digital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781041276166\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63534098841740,"sku":"9781041276166","price":210.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781041276166","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}