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Swahili Studies
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Loanwords in the World's Languages
"This landmark publication in comparative linguistics is the first comprehensive work to address the general issue of what kinds of words tend to be borrowed from other languages. The authors have assembled a unique database of over 70,000 words from 40 languages from around the world, 18,000 of which are loanwords. This database allows the authors to make empirically founded generalizations about general tendencies of word exchange among languages." --Book Jacket.
Motivation in Language
Topics covered in this volume include: extreme subjectification - English tense and modals; schemas and lexical blends; valency and diathesis; functions of the preposition "kuom" in Dholou; and grammaticalization of postpositions in German.
Language, Development Aid and Human Rights in Education
The debate about languages of instruction in Africa and Asia involves an analysis of both the historical thrust of national government and also development aid policies. Using case studies from Tanzania, Nigeria, South Africa, Rwanda, India, Bangladesh and Malaysia, Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite argues that the colonial legacy is perpetuated when global languages are promoted in education. The use of local languages in instruction not only offers an effective means to contextualize the curriculum and improve student comprehension, but also to achieve quality education and rights in education.
Pragmatics at Issue
This volume comprises the first part of selected papers of the International Pragmatics Conference in Antwerp, August 1987.
The Languages of Africa and the Diaspora
This book takes a fresh look at subordinated vernacular languages in the context of African, Caribbean, and US educational landscapes, highlighting the social cost of linguistic exceptionalism for speakers of these languages. Chapters describe contravening movements toward various forms of linguistic diversity and offer a comprehensive approach to language awareness in educative settings.
Levels of linguistic adaptation
This volume comprises the second part of selected papers of the International Pragmatics Conference in Antwerp, August 1987.
