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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: Africa, African books, African Countries, African languages, African linguistic diversity, Linguistics, Mali, Sociolinguistics

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

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 languages, African sociolinguistics, Linguistics, South Africa

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: African Countries, South Africa, African linguistic diversity, African education, African language policy, African languages, African sociolinguistics, African languages and education, Africa

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

Senegal Obit : Sonja Fagerberg-Diallo — 1 comment

sociolingo wrote 2 weeks ago: Source: H-Africa Obit: Sonja Fagerberg-Diallo By: Charles Becker I was deeply saddened when I … more »

Tags: Africa, African Countries, Linguistics, Senegal

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 languages, 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 languages, Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Linguistics

Academic paper: DEAF PEOPLE LIVING AND COMMUNICATING IN AFRICAN HISTORIES, c. 960s - 1960s — 1 comment

sociolingo wrote 3 weeks ago: Through The Interpreter’s friend I came across this interesting article by M. Myles Miles, M. … more »

Tags: academic, Africa, African Countries, African papers & reports, African sign languages, 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 languages, African literature, African sociolinguistics, Linguistics

Academic paper: The Economics of Multilingualism: Overview of the Literature and Analytical Framework - Grin and Vaillancourt

sociolingo wrote 1 month ago: Source:Don Osborn This introduction of the economics of multilingualism for non-economists may be of … more »

Tags: academic, African economics, African linguistic diversity, African papers & reports, Economics, 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: African Countries, academic, African endangered languages, African languages, African conferences, Africa, Linguistics

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: African Countries, Uganda, African language policy, African languages, African sociolinguistics, Africa, Kiswahili, 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: Linguistics, Africa, Sociolinguistics, African languages, 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: African endangered languages, African language policy, African languages, Africa, Linguistics

Ghana: Summer School on Documentary Linguistics in West Africa

sociolingo wrote 1 month ago: Posted on March 31, 2008. Summer School on Documentary Linguistics in West Africa University of E … more »

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

Ghana: Summer School on Documentary Linguistics in West Africa

sociolingo wrote 1 month ago: Summer School on Documentary Linguistics in West Africa University of Education, Winneba, Ghana … more »

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

Ghana: West African Languages Congress 2008

sociolingo wrote 1 month ago: Posted on March 18, 2008. Activities in Summer 2008 in Ghana (i)    There will be a Summer Scho … more »

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


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