Gender and Language in Sub-Saharan Africa: Tradition, struggle and change Author: Lilian Lem Atanga Sibonile Edith Ellece Lia Litosseliti Jane Sunderland | Language: English | ISBN:
9027218749 | Format: PDF
Gender and Language in Sub-Saharan Africa: Tradition, struggle and change Description
Gender and Language in Sub-Saharan Africa: Tradition, Struggle and Change is the first book to bring together the topics of language and gender, African languages, and gender in African contexts, and it does so in a descriptive, explanatory and critical way. Including fascinating new work and new, often challenging data from Botswana, Chad, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, this collection looks at some ‘traditional’ uses of language in relation to the gender of its speakers and the gendered nature of the languages themselves; it also identifies and explores social change in terms of both gender and sexuality, as reflected in and constructed by language and discourse. The contributions to this volume are accessibly written and will be of interest to students and established academics working on African sociolinguistics and discourse, as well as those whose interest is language, gender and sexuality.
- Series: IMPACT: Studies in Language and Society (Book 33)
- Hardcover: 343 pages
- Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company (March 27, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 9027218749
- ISBN-13: 978-9027218742
- Product Dimensions: 1 x 6.8 x 10 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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