Publications

Publication details [#51942]

Alexander, Neville. 2009. Evolving African approaches to the management of linguistic diversity: The ACALAN project. Language Matters: Studies in the Languages of Africa 40 (2) : 117–132.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

developing nation | language planning | language use | multicultural education | multilingualism

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This paper discusses the work of the African Academy of Languages (ACALAN), established in 2001 by the president of the Mali Republic and officially institutionalised in 2006 as a particular office of the African Union. It focuses on African language planning issues and their integration into social and economic planning.