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Publication details [#52882]

Djite, Paulin. 2008. The Sociolinguistics of Development in Africa. (Multilingual Matters). Multilingual Matters. 220 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

developing nation | education | language use | modernization | political system

Annotation

This analysis of African modernization and development, informed by the role of language in education, health, economy and governance, demonstrates how language serves as a mechanism to deny access to socioeconomic and political emancipation.