North-South Contributions to African Languages

• This is a collection of papers that were written by a particular group of authors for a special purpose. On the one hand, this purpose was the demonstration of the academic potential and expertise found in the Nordic countries and Northwest Russia. On the other hand, contributions were made by colleagues residing in African countries and working there at tertiary institutions. In the latter case these colleagues were or still are foremost partners in cooperation projects that are implemented by scholars both from Nordic and African institutions. The point of departure for this publication was the initiative of University of Gothenburg Africanists who demonstrated their unanimous support of the African Union's Year of African Languages 2007/8 by convening the international symposium "Nordic Contributions to African Language". The publication gives an overview of Nordic and African research as well as commitment to the cause of African languages in teaching and empowement.

Ämnesord

HUMANIORA  -- Språk och litteratur -- Studier av enskilda språk (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Languages and Literature -- Specific Languages (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

African languages

Year of African Languages

African Union

African Academy of Languages

teaching

empowerment

sociolinguistics

language policies

learning situations

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