Publications

Publication details [#46576]

Smieja, Birgit and Katrin Bromber, eds. 2007. Globalisation and African Languages. Risks and Benefits. (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs 156). De Gruyter. XL+326 pp.

Publication type

Book – edited volume

Publication language

English

Keywords

education | globalization | language attitude | language policy | language use

Language as a subject

Languages, African

Annotation

This volume which relates African language studies to the globalization-concept, deals with topics such as language use and language attitudes; language policy and education; and language description and classification. Globalization is demonstrated to be a two-way street.