Author: Bibiana Nalwiindi SeabornPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tswana language
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Bua Setswana
Author: Bibiana Nalwiindi SeabornPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tswana language
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Setswana Grammar Manual
Author: Tshepo DiokaPublisher: Arthur T Chambers
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Language Choices
Author: Martin PützPublisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027218315
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 453
Book Description
This volume concerns various aspects of the theory and application of language conflict phenomena seen from an interdisciplinary perspective. The focus is on linguistic, social, psychological and educational issues (conditions, constraints and consequences) involved in the status and use of languages in multilingual settings. The book is divided into four sections, which deal with: theoretical issues - such as the nature of the concepts of language maintenance; language policy and language planning; attitudes towards languages; and codeswitching and language choice.
The Languages of Africa and the Diaspora
Author: Jo Anne KleifgenPublisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 1847691331
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
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.
Grammaticalization Scenarios from Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific
Author: Walter BisangPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110712792
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
This volume intends to fill the gap in the grammaticalization studies setting as its goal the systematic description of grammaticalization processes in genealogically and structurally diverse languages. To address the problem of the limitations of the secondary sources for grammaticalization studies, the editors rely on sketches of grammaticalization phenomena from experts in individual languages guided by a typological questionnaire.
Weekly Parliamentary Debates
Author: Botswana. National AssemblyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botswana
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
A Very South African Odyssey
Author: Philip BraithwaitePublisher: ShieldCrest
ISBN: 1915657237
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
This book will transport the reader through a sixteen year adventure that we as a family experienced, with all its trials and tribulations. How we learnt to live with and work alongside and try to understand apartheid and all the different cultures and customs of the people of South Africa, up to and past its transformation into democracy. Our interests, hobbies, activities and passions are described and journeys and travel are detailed with relevant history. Our love of the fauna and flora and wildlife are expressed as are passions for the railways and preservation. But above all is our love of this country- its wide diversity, cultures, customs and people. Phil and Helen Braithwaite.
A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Languages of Botswana
Author: Sue HasselbringPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botswana
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Kutlwano
Author: The Routledge Handbook of Lexicography
Author: Pedro A. Fuertes-OliveraPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351599658
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 810
Book Description
The Routledge Handbook of Lexicography provides a comprehensive overview of the major approaches to lexicography and their applications within the field. This Handbook features key case studies and cutting-edge contributions from an international range of practitioners, teachers, and researchers. Analysing the theory and practice of compiling dictionaries within the digital era, the 47 chapters address the core issues of: The foundations of lexicography, and its interactions with other disciplines including Corpus Linguistics and Information Science; Types of dictionaries, for purposes such as translation and teaching; Innovative specialised dictionaries such as the Oenolex wine dictionary and the Online Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language; Lexicography and world languages, including Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Chinese, and Indonesian; The future of lexicography, including the use of the Internet, user participation, and dictionary portals. The Routledge Handbook of Lexicography is essential reading for researchers and students working in this area.