Vernacular Palaver: Imaginations of the Local and Non-Native Languages in West Africa

Adejunmobi, Moradewun

ISBN 10: 1853597724 / ISBN 13: 9781853597725

Edité par Multilingual Matters, 2004

2004. Paperback. . . . . . N° de réf. du vendeur V9781853597725

Synopsis :

This book highlights the continuing appeal of local identities for participants in social networks where communication occurs in languages that are not mother tongues.It demonstrates the importance of notions of localness and locality for speakers of non-native languages, despite the growing prominence of global languages in their lives.

À propos de l?auteur:

Moradewun Adejunmobiis an Associate Professor in the African American and African Studies Program of the University of California, Davis, USA. She has also taught at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and the University of Botswana. Her current research interests are in questions of language and identity in African literature and popular culture. She has also worked on Malagasy literature in French and is the author of JJ Rabearivelo, Literature and Lingua Franca in Colonial Madagascar.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Vernacular Palaver: Imaginations of the ...
Éditeur : Multilingual Matters
Date d'édition : 2004
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New