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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...

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Основен автор: Webb, Victor N.
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ℗♭2002.
Серия: Impact, studies in language and society ; 14.
Предмети:
Language planning > South Africa.
Language policy > South Africa.
Sociolinguistics > South Africa.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Language and languages.
Language planning.
Language policy.
Sociolinguistics.
Taalpolitiek.
South Africa > Languages.
South Africa.
Electronic books.
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Подобни документи: Print version:: Language in South Africa.
Съдържание:
  • Language planning institutions 95
  • CHAPTER 4
  • For the people, by the people: Language and state administration 99
  • The general tasks of government 99
  • Some features of a multilingual language policy and plan for state administration 103
  • The process of language policy development for the Department of Labour 108
  • The present state of language policy development in state administration 114
  • The language policy proposals of two state departments 118
  • Language policy at the provincial and local government level 122
  • The cost of linguistic pluralism in state administration 129
  • Conclusion: The need for a pro-active approach 132
  • CHAPTER 5
  • The power of one: Language and nation 137
  • The problem of language and nation 138
  • Factors in the equation 140
  • The role of a national language in nation-building in South Africa 147
  • Language and nation-building in South Africa 151
  • Language rights 156
  • The role of the school 164
  • Language planning tasks 165.
  • Conclusion 167
  • CHAPTER 6
  • Growing potential: Language in education 169
  • A profile of education in South Africa 170
  • A new education philosophy 172
  • Language as a fundamental instrument in educational development 175
  • The language of learning and teaching (LoL/T) issue 177
  • The current language-in-education policy 177
  • Present LoL/T practice 183
  • The debate on LoL/T in South Africa 185
  • How proficient are black learners in English? 187
  • Is the use of a Bantu language as LoL/T not a better choice? 191
  • The LoL/T debate at international level 192
  • Research findings on the issue 194
  • The need for local research 198
  • Concluding remarks on the LoL/T issue 200
  • Language certification requirements 202
  • Language study 203
  • The impact of sociolinguistic phenomena on educational development in South Africa 208
  • CHAPTER 7
  • Spreading the wealth: Language and economic development 217
  • The interrelationship between language and economy 218.
  • Language as a production factor 219
  • Language as a consumption factor 222
  • Language as a barrier to economic development in South Africa 225
  • The Bantu languages and economic development 227
  • Language planning for economic development in South Africa 232
  • The need for research 237
  • Conclusion 239
  • CHAPTER 8
  • Giving voice: Language promotion 243
  • Introduction 243
  • Planning for Afrikaans 244
  • Planning for English 247
  • Promoting the Bantu languages 249
  • The basic requirement for effective language promotion 250
  • A strategic analysis of the politics of the Bantu languages 251
  • The contents of a language promotion programme 259
  • Status planning 259
  • Corpus planning 266
  • The technicalisation of the Bantu languages 268
  • Acquisition planning 277
  • Conclusion 277
  • CHAPTER 9
  • Steering the course: Language management 281
  • Introduction: A framework for management 281.
  • Description of the institutions and structures for language management in South Africa 283
  • A brief historical note 283
  • Language management institutions in South Africa 286
  • Legislative bodies 286
  • State departments 287
  • PANSALB 289
  • A preliminary evaluation of language management in South Africa from the perspective of strategic management 300
  • Planning 303
  • Organisation 307
  • Leading 309
  • Control 310
  • Conclusion 311.

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