{"product_id":"african-multilingualisms-rural-linguistic-and-cultural-diversity-paperback","title":"African Multilingualisms: Rural Linguistic and Cultural Diversity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePius W. Akumbu\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eCélestine G. Assomo\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eGratien G. Atindogbé\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough multilingualism is the norm in the day-to-day lives of most sub-Saharan Africans, multilingualism in settings outside of cities has so far been under-explored. This gap is striking when considering that in many parts of Africa, individual multilingualism was widespread long before the colonial period and centuries before the continent experienced large-scale urbanization. The edited collection African Multilingualisms fills this gap by presenting results from recent and ongoing research based on fieldwork in rural African environments as well as environments characterized by contact between urban and rural communities of speakers. The contributors--mostly Africans themselves, including a number of emerging scholars--present findings that both complement and critique current scholarship on African multilingualism. In addition, new methods and tools are introduced for the study of multilingualism in rural settings, alongside illustrations of the kinds of results that they yield. African Multilingualisms reveals an impressive diversity in the features of local language ideologies, multilingual behaviors, and the relationship between language and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePierpaolo Di Carlo is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Linguistics at University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeff Good is professor in the Department of Linguistics at University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50405505138925,"sku":"9781498588973","price":84.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/african-multilingualisms-rural-linguistic-and-cultural-diversity-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}