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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Publishing Company,
[2015]
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Schriftenreihe: | Culture and language use ;
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Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (vi, 316 pages) |
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505 | 8 | |a 3. Africanist views on the vitality of African languages, contrasted with global endangerment crite3.1 African languages: Doubly marginalised; 3.2 Some unfounded assumptions on African languages and their patterns of interaction; 3.3 Positioning African languages according to the UNESCO endangerment criteria; 3.4 Locating African languages on Fishman's Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale; 4. African language ecologies and the social factors nurturing them; 4.1 Exogynous marriage patterns; 4.2 Language acquisition in peer groups and age classes; 4.3 Child fostering. | |
505 | 8 | |a 4.4 Professional, ritual and crisis mobility and migration4.5 Joking relationships and patronymic equivalences; 4.6 Multilingualism and polylectality for hierarchical, ritual, and other purposes; 4.7 Literacy practices relying on conventionalised exographia and multigraphia; 5. Towards Africa-specific vitality and endangerment criteria; 5.1 The existence of communities of practice and social networks for language socialization in a given language ecology. | |
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spelling | Language documentation and endangerment in Africa / edited by James Essegbey, Brent Henderson, Fiona McLaughlin, University of Florida Gainesville. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2015] 1 online resource (vi, 316 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Culture and language use, 1879-5838 ; 17 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. Language Documentation and Endangerment in Africa; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction; References; Section 1. Language endangerment and documentation; Chapter 1. Unintended consequences of methodological and practical responses to language endangerment in Africa; 1. Introduction; 2. Scepticism; 3. Constructive responses; 4. Language documentation practices and their consequences; 4.1 Orthography; 4.2 Dangerous literacies; 4.3 Standardisation; 5. Recording, transcribing and editing; 6. Concluding remarks; References. Chapter 2. Different cultures, different attitudes: But how different is "the African situation" really?1. Some preliminary observations; 2. The Tima documentation project: A case study; 2.1 "We Tima are looking for a linguist"; 2.2 Implementing Tima school materials; 2.3 "We Tima speak a real language, not some dialect"; 3. Some reasons for doubt; 3.1 A brief look at the macro level: States and universities; 3.2 Developing instructional materials; 4. Common Ground; 4.1 A comparison with the situation in First World countries; 4.2 Language endangerment and the construction of ethnicity. 5. A sentimental journey through the halls of language sciences5.1 On so-called genetic and typological diversity; 5.2 The reinvention of mixed languages; 6. Some concluding remarks: Strategizing on methodologies; References; Chapter 3. Ideologies and typologies of language endangerment in Africa; 1. Introduction; 2. The present is in the past: Colonialisation and the creation of African languages; 2.1 The invention of social categories; 2.2 The creation of languages; 2.3 The obsession with literacy. 3. Africanist views on the vitality of African languages, contrasted with global endangerment crite3.1 African languages: Doubly marginalised; 3.2 Some unfounded assumptions on African languages and their patterns of interaction; 3.3 Positioning African languages according to the UNESCO endangerment criteria; 3.4 Locating African languages on Fishman's Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale; 4. African language ecologies and the social factors nurturing them; 4.1 Exogynous marriage patterns; 4.2 Language acquisition in peer groups and age classes; 4.3 Child fostering. 4.4 Professional, ritual and crisis mobility and migration4.5 Joking relationships and patronymic equivalences; 4.6 Multilingualism and polylectality for hierarchical, ritual, and other purposes; 4.7 Literacy practices relying on conventionalised exographia and multigraphia; 5. Towards Africa-specific vitality and endangerment criteria; 5.1 The existence of communities of practice and social networks for language socialization in a given language ecology. Endangered languages Africa. Endangered languages Case studies. Language obsolescence Africa. Language obsolescence Case studies. Linguistic change Africa. Linguistic change Case studies. Langues menacées Afrique. Langues menacées Études de cas. Langage et langues Disparition Afrique. Langage et langues Disparition Études de cas. Changement linguistique Afrique. Changement linguistique Études de cas. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Alphabets & Writing Systems. bisacsh Endangered languages fast Language obsolescence fast Linguistic change fast Africa fast Case studies fast Essegbey, James, 1963- editor. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00031887 Henderson, Brent (Linguist), editor. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2015045079 Mc Laughlin, Fiona, editor. has work: Language documentation and endangerment in Africa (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGCDPQRtcHV3tJQB7v6GDy https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Language documentation and endangerment in Africa. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2015] 9789027244529 (DLC) 2015020313 Culture and language use ; 17. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011084968 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1079497 Volltext |
spellingShingle | Language documentation and endangerment in Africa / Culture and language use ; Language Documentation and Endangerment in Africa; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction; References; Section 1. Language endangerment and documentation; Chapter 1. Unintended consequences of methodological and practical responses to language endangerment in Africa; 1. Introduction; 2. Scepticism; 3. Constructive responses; 4. Language documentation practices and their consequences; 4.1 Orthography; 4.2 Dangerous literacies; 4.3 Standardisation; 5. Recording, transcribing and editing; 6. Concluding remarks; References. Chapter 2. Different cultures, different attitudes: But how different is "the African situation" really?1. Some preliminary observations; 2. The Tima documentation project: A case study; 2.1 "We Tima are looking for a linguist"; 2.2 Implementing Tima school materials; 2.3 "We Tima speak a real language, not some dialect"; 3. Some reasons for doubt; 3.1 A brief look at the macro level: States and universities; 3.2 Developing instructional materials; 4. Common Ground; 4.1 A comparison with the situation in First World countries; 4.2 Language endangerment and the construction of ethnicity. 5. A sentimental journey through the halls of language sciences5.1 On so-called genetic and typological diversity; 5.2 The reinvention of mixed languages; 6. Some concluding remarks: Strategizing on methodologies; References; Chapter 3. Ideologies and typologies of language endangerment in Africa; 1. Introduction; 2. The present is in the past: Colonialisation and the creation of African languages; 2.1 The invention of social categories; 2.2 The creation of languages; 2.3 The obsession with literacy. 3. Africanist views on the vitality of African languages, contrasted with global endangerment crite3.1 African languages: Doubly marginalised; 3.2 Some unfounded assumptions on African languages and their patterns of interaction; 3.3 Positioning African languages according to the UNESCO endangerment criteria; 3.4 Locating African languages on Fishman's Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale; 4. African language ecologies and the social factors nurturing them; 4.1 Exogynous marriage patterns; 4.2 Language acquisition in peer groups and age classes; 4.3 Child fostering. 4.4 Professional, ritual and crisis mobility and migration4.5 Joking relationships and patronymic equivalences; 4.6 Multilingualism and polylectality for hierarchical, ritual, and other purposes; 4.7 Literacy practices relying on conventionalised exographia and multigraphia; 5. Towards Africa-specific vitality and endangerment criteria; 5.1 The existence of communities of practice and social networks for language socialization in a given language ecology. Endangered languages Africa. Endangered languages Case studies. Language obsolescence Africa. Language obsolescence Case studies. Linguistic change Africa. Linguistic change Case studies. Langues menacées Afrique. Langues menacées Études de cas. Langage et langues Disparition Afrique. Langage et langues Disparition Études de cas. Changement linguistique Afrique. Changement linguistique Études de cas. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Alphabets & Writing Systems. bisacsh Endangered languages fast Language obsolescence fast Linguistic change fast |
title | Language documentation and endangerment in Africa / |
title_auth | Language documentation and endangerment in Africa / |
title_exact_search | Language documentation and endangerment in Africa / |
title_full | Language documentation and endangerment in Africa / edited by James Essegbey, Brent Henderson, Fiona McLaughlin, University of Florida Gainesville. |
title_fullStr | Language documentation and endangerment in Africa / edited by James Essegbey, Brent Henderson, Fiona McLaughlin, University of Florida Gainesville. |
title_full_unstemmed | Language documentation and endangerment in Africa / edited by James Essegbey, Brent Henderson, Fiona McLaughlin, University of Florida Gainesville. |
title_short | Language documentation and endangerment in Africa / |
title_sort | language documentation and endangerment in africa |
topic | Endangered languages Africa. Endangered languages Case studies. Language obsolescence Africa. Language obsolescence Case studies. Linguistic change Africa. Linguistic change Case studies. Langues menacées Afrique. Langues menacées Études de cas. Langage et langues Disparition Afrique. Langage et langues Disparition Études de cas. Changement linguistique Afrique. Changement linguistique Études de cas. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Alphabets & Writing Systems. bisacsh Endangered languages fast Language obsolescence fast Linguistic change fast |
topic_facet | Endangered languages Africa. Endangered languages Case studies. Language obsolescence Africa. Language obsolescence Case studies. Linguistic change Africa. Linguistic change Case studies. Langues menacées Afrique. Langues menacées Études de cas. Langage et langues Disparition Afrique. Langage et langues Disparition Études de cas. Changement linguistique Afrique. Changement linguistique Études de cas. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Alphabets & Writing Systems. Endangered languages Language obsolescence Linguistic change Africa Case studies |
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