TY  - BOOK
AU  - Djité,Paulin G.
TI  - TheSociolinguistics of Development in Africa
T2  - Multilingual Matters
SN  - 9781847690463
AV  - P40.45.A35 D56 2008
U1  - 306.44096 22
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit : 
PB  - Multilingual Matters, 
KW  - Language and education
KW  - Africa
KW  - Multilingualism
KW  - Sociolinguistics
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Preface --; Introduction --; 1. Prolegomena to the Sociolinguistics of Development --; 2. Language, Education and Development --; 3. Language, Health and Development --; 4. Language, the Economy and Development --; 5. Language, Governance and Development --; Conclusion --; Notes --; References; restricted access
N2  - This book discusses the existing sociolinguistic order in Africa, how it is sustained, how it might be changed to the advantage of those who are dominated by it and, most importantly, how it affects the development potential of the Continent. It raises issues about African languages that the average person is not always aware of. For example, why must the African child learn how to read and write in a foreign language? Why must all African doctors be trained in languages that their patient population do not understand? Why must African leaders address their people in languages they know the people do not understand? What are the flow-on effects of these language practices on Africa’s development goals? The book also proposes sustainable and development-oriented alternatives to these practices
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847690470
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781847690470
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781847690470/original
ER  -