This book is an analysis of modernisation informed by the place of language in education, health, the economy and governance in the African context. It paints a

This volume explores the central role of language across all aspects of public and private life in Africa.

This volume offers a new perspective on sociolinguistics in Africa. Eschewing the traditional approach which looks at the interaction between European and Afric

The first global history of African linguistics as an emerging autonomous academic discipline, covering Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

A discussion of the role which language, or, more properly, languages, can perform in the reconstruction and development of South Africa. The approach followed