Language in South Africa : the role of language in national transformation, reconstruction and development /
Language in South Africa (LiSA) debates the role of language and language planning in the reconstruction, development and transformation of post-apartheid democratic South Africa. The 1996 constitution of South Africa is founded on the political philosophy of pluralism and is directed at promoting d...
| Основен автор: | Webb, Victor N. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins,
℗♭2002.
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| Серия: |
Impact, studies in language and society ;
14. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=253282 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Language in South Africa. |
| Резюме: |
Language in South Africa (LiSA) debates the role of language and language planning in the reconstruction, development and transformation of post-apartheid democratic South Africa. The 1996 constitution of South Africa is founded on the political philosophy of pluralism and is directed at promoting democratic values, equity and non-discrimination, human rights, national unity and the development of all the country s communities. The question asked in LiSA is how language planning can contribute towards the attainment of these national ideals. Set against the language political realities of the country the a-symmetric power relations between the languages; the striking differences in the structural; functional and symbolic adaptation of the official languages; and the many language-related problems in the country it debates the role of language in state administration, national integration, educational development and economic development. The volume concludes with a discussion of language development and language management. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xxii, 356 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-345) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789027297631 9027297630 9027218498 9789027218490 |
| ISSN: |
1385-7908 ; |