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Publication details [#62128]
Chebanne, Andy. 2016. Writing Khoisan: harmonized orthographies for development of under-researched and marginalized languages: the case of Cua, Kua, and Tsua dialect continuum of Botswana. Language Policy 15 (3) : 277–297.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Springer
Annotation
This article fosters orthography harmonization development for less documented, endangered languages in a dialect continuum like the Cua and Kua, as an asset and to ease their integration in educational and language use policies, focusing on common principles of community-based writing attempts. It is argued that advancement and preservation of Khoisan languages truly occurs when they are deployed in education and are written and passed across generations.