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South Africa: Proper use of mother tongue the way forward

Cross-posted from Sociolingo’s African Linguistics Posted by sociolingo on April 29, 2008 Proper use of mother tongue the way forward (This article was originally published on page 9 of The Ca… more »

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Mali linguistics: Perceptions of languages in the Mandingo Region of Mali

sociolingo wrote 3 days ago: Posted by sociolingo on May 6, 2008 Canut C, (2002). Perceptions of languages in the Mandingo Regi … more »

Tags: Linguistics, Africa, Sociolinguistics, Mali, African linguistics, African linguistic diversity, African books, African Countries

LANGUAGES OF NIGERIA ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA.ORG

Yeye Akilimali Funua Olade wrote 4 days ago: FROM wikipedia.org Languages of Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Linguistic map of Nige … more »

Tags: AFRICAN LITERATURE(GENERAL), AFRICAN ORAL LITERATURE, COLONIAL AFRICAN LITERATURE, POST-COLONIAL AFRICAN LITERATURE, African poets, African novels, AFRICAN WOMEN WRITERS, African writers, AFRICAN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

Mali: "Bambara" vs "Bamana" in English nomenclature

sociolingo wrote 5 days ago: Please respond directly to Don (dzo(at)bisharat(dot)net Cross-posted from H-West-Africa list From: … more »

Tags: Linguistics, Africa, Sociolinguistics, AFRICAN ACADEMIC, Mali, African linguistics, African Countries, Niger-Congo, Mande

South Africa: Proper use of mother tongue the way forward — 1 comment

sociolingo wrote 5 days ago: Cross-posted from Sociolingo’s African Linguistics Posted by sociolingo on April 29, 2008 Pr … more »

Tags: Africa, African Countries, African language policy, African linguistics, African sociolinguistics, Linguistics, South Africa

South Africa: All languages equal but English (and Afrikaans?) more equal?

sociolingo wrote 1 week ago: Source:http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/?p=530 All languages equal but English (and Afrikaans?) … more »

Tags: Linguistics, Africa, South Africa, Sociolinguistics, African linguistic diversity, African language policy, African Countries

African Dictionary:CHICHEWA/CHINYANJA-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

sociolingo wrote 1 week ago: Source: African Book Centre CHICHEWA/CHINYANJA-ENGLISH DICTIONARY Paas, Steven (Ed.) Chichewa is pro … more »

Tags: Africa, AFRICAN ACADEMIC, African books, African Countries, African dictionaries, African linguistics literature, Bantoid, Benue-Congo, Linguistics

South Africa: Proper use of mother tongue the way forward — 3 comments

sociolingo wrote 1 week ago: Posted by sociolingo on April 29, 2008 Proper use of mother tongue the way forward (This article was … more »

Tags: Linguistics, Africa, South Africa, Sociolinguistics, African linguistic diversity, African language policy, African language and education, African Countries

South Africa: Proper use of mother tongue the way forward — 1 comment

sociolingo wrote 1 week ago: Proper use of mother tongue the way forward (This article was originally published on page 9 of The … more »

Tags: Africa, African Countries, African education, African language policy, African languages and education, African linguistic diversity, African linguistics, African sociolinguistics, Education

Glottopedia : a linguistics encyclopedia in wikipedia style

sociolingo wrote 1 week ago: Glottopedia : a linguistics encyclopedia in wikipedia style, monitored by Martin Haspelmath Glottope … more »

Tags: Linguistics, AFRICAN ACADEMIC, African FREE Resources, African language materials

Numeral systems of the Languages of the world

sociolingo wrote 1 week ago: Numeral systems of the Languages of the world (the link to the webpage is temporarily disabled becau … more »

Tags: Africa, AFRICAN ACADEMIC, African FREE Resources, African language materials, African linguistics, Linguistics

World Atlas of Language Structures

sociolingo wrote 1 week ago: Source: World Atlas of Language Structures The Most Important Web Site on the World’s Linguist … more »

Tags: Linguistics, Africa, AFRICAN ACADEMIC, African linguistics, African linguistic diversity, African endangered languages, African FREE Resources, African language materials

Nigeria: Hausa online grammar

sociolingo wrote 3 weeks ago: Source: http://sociolingolinguistics.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/nigeria-hausa-online-grammar/ Source … more »

Tags: academic, Africa, African Countries, African FREE Resources, African language materials, African linguistics, Linguistics, Nigeria

Nigeria: Hausa online grammar — 1 comment

sociolingo wrote 3 weeks ago: Source: Hausa online grammar (UCLA) This online grammar provides basic information about the structu … more »

Tags: Africa, AFRICAN ACADEMIC, African Countries, African FREE Resources, African language materials, African linguistics, Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Linguistics

Book: Language and National Identity in Africa

sociolingo wrote 1 month ago: Source:http://linguistlist.org/issues/19/19-1142.html Language and National Identity in Africa Publi … more »

Tags: Africa, African books, African Countries, African linguistics, African literature, African sociolinguistics, Linguistics

African conference: On the Brink? Endangered Archives and Endangered Languages in Africa

sociolingo wrote 1 month ago: Posted by sociolingo on April 4, 2008 SCOLMA (the UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa) invit … more »

Tags: academic, Africa, African conferences, African Countries, African endangered languages, African linguistics, Linguistics

African conference: On the Brink? Endangered Archives and Endangered Languages in Africa

sociolingo wrote 1 month ago: SCOLMA (the UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa) invites registrations for the 2008 annual con … more »

Tags: Africa, AFRICAN ACADEMIC, African conferences, African Countries, African endangered languages, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics

Uganda: Promote Kiswahili as a national language

sociolingo wrote 1 month ago: Source:http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/459/619780 Promote Kiswahili as a national language Tuesday, 1 … more »

Tags: Africa, African Countries, African language policy, African linguistics, African sociolinguistics, Kiswahili, Linguistics, Uganda

What about the “Declaration of Linguistic Rights”?

sociolingo wrote 1 month ago: A new article by Don Osborn at Multidisciplinary Perspectives What about the “Declaration of Lingu … more »

Tags: Linguistics, Africa, Sociolinguistics, African linguistics, African language policy, African endangered languages

African linguistics: What about the “Declaration of Linguistic Rights”?

sociolingo wrote 1 month ago: A new article by Don Osborn at Multidisciplinary Perspectives What about the “Declaration of Lingu … more »

Tags: Africa, African endangered languages, African language policy, African linguistics, Linguistics