Smaller languages, that is, those spoken by 5,000 people or less are dying at an alarming
rate (Krauss 1992). Many are disappearing without having been studied acoustically. The …

This book brings together parts of my research on attempts at putting in place a suitable
language policy in Cameroon and the impacts on the relationship between languages, their …

This research is a sociolinguistic study that looks at the use of Luruuri, a minority language
spoken in the Lake Kyoga basin and Luganda, a majority language spoken in central …

Zambia is a landlocked country in south central Africa. While its only official language is
English, seven other languages are recognized as national languages. In addition, many …

The article explores complementary aspects of two nascent developments in (socio)
linguistics, namely translanguaging and language management using auto-ethnographic …

Esta é uma publicação especialmente dedicada aos direitos fundamentais em Timor-Leste.
Nesta obra, são abordadas questões teóricas e práticas essenciais a uma efetiva …

Braj Kachru proposes a redefinition of the concept of 'nativeness' of English, and advanced
this proposal by distinguishing between 'genetic nativeness' and 'functional …

This chapter explores language attitudes and practices in Uganda. Uganda is a multilingual
country with over 41 indigenous languages. Despite this number, all the official languages …

This misunderstanding ranges from incorrect answers to the fundamental question of “what
constitutes multilingualism” to flawed evaluations and characterizations of multilingual …

Despite advances in multilingual education (MLE) scholarship, education in most African
societies remain characteristically congruent with colonial normative monolingual and …