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Publication details [#46459]

Makoni, Sinfree, Pedzisai Mashiri and Janina Brutt-Griffler. 2007. The use of “indigenous” and urban vernaculars in Zimbabwe. Language in Society 36 (1) : 25–49.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

identity negotiation | language shift | lingua franca | urban community | vernacular

Place, Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Journal WWW

journals.cambridge.org/

Annotation

This paper analyzes the causes and impact of Zimbabwean language shift, as expressed by the growing use of pan-ethnic lingua francas, or local origin urban vernaculars.