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Language decline and death in Africa : causes, consequences, and challenges /

Main Author: Batibo, Herman.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, 2005.
Series:Multilingual matters ; 132
Subjects:
Sociolinguistics > Africa.
Language attrition > Africa.
Language obsolescence > Africa.
Language maintenance > Africa.
Sociolinguistique > Afrique.
Compétence linguistique > Perte > Afrique.
Langage et langues > Disparition > Afrique.
Préservation linguistique > Afrique.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Language attrition.
Language maintenance.
Language obsolescence.
Uitstervende talen.
Africa.
Afrika.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=137404
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-137) and index. 
505 0 |a Preface; Chapter 1 The Languages of Africa; Chapter 2 Patterns of Language Use in Africa; Chapter 3 African Languages as a Resource; Chapter 4 The Minority Languages of Africa; Chapter 5 The Endangered Languages of Africa; Chapter 6 Language Shift and Death in Africa; Chapter 7 Language Maintenance in Africa; Chapter 8 Language Empowerment Measures; References; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Index. 
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