{"product_id":"9783319496092","title":"Multilingual Education: Perspectives and Challenges","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMultilingual Education: Perspectives and Challenges\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eEbongue, Augustin Emmanuel; Hurst, Ellen\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis volume offers a new perspective on sociolinguistics in Africa. Eschewing the traditional approach which looks at the interaction between European and African languages in the wake of colonialism, this book turns its focus to the social dynamics of African languages and African societies. Divided into two sections, the book offers insight into the crucial topics such as: language vitality and endangerment, the birth of ‘new languages’, a sociolinguistics of the city, language contact and language politics. It spans the continent from Algeria to South Africa, Guinea-Bissau to Kenya and addresses the following broad themes: \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage variation, contact and change\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe dynamics of urban, rural and youth languages\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePolicy and practice\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book provides an alternative to the Eurocentric view of sociolinguistic dynamics in Africa, and will make an ideal read or supplemental textbook for scholars and students inthe field\/disciplines of African languages and linguistics, and those interested in southern theory or ‘sociolinguistics in the margins’.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2017-05-18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319496092\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-49611-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 349\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45587153485964,"sku":"9783319496092","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319496092.jpg?v=1775051071","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319496092","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}