Gerda Mansour
Biographic Data
| ID | 3614302 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerda Mansour |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerda |
| FAMILY NAME | Mansour |
| SIGNATURE | MANSOUR G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cairo University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Multilingualism & Nation Building
Multilingualism and nation building
Part 1 Language diversity in Africa - myth or reality: defining linguistic diversity a sociolinguistic assessment of linguistic diversity multilingualism and communication history and environment - two factors conditioning language use. Part 2 The spread of the Manding language and the emergence of vertical multilingualism: Manding origins and environment long distance trade, state formation and language spread language spread in the conquered te…
The Contribution of Sociolinguistic Theory and Practice To the Study of Multilingualism
Given the predominance of multilingualism in many countries there is great need for a new, interdisciplinary approach to the problem. Sociolinguistics-or the sociology of language-provides such an approach and can help to shed new light on a phenomenon which is often discussed in terms that tend to create more problems than they solve. In order to demonstrate how sociolinguistic theory and practice can contribute to the study of multilingualism t…
The dynamics of multilingualism
This study is essentially an attempt at linking micro and macro approaches in the study of societal multilingualism, while at the same time introducing a diachronic perspective. The sociolinguistic profile of Senegal is being used as a point of departure, establishing linguistic relationship, demographic distribution of ethnolinguistic groups and the functional range of the local languages, and summarizing the state of language‐planning. Then fol…
Multilingualism & Nation Building
The dynamics of multilingualism
This study is essentially an attempt at linking micro and macro approaches in the study of societal multilingualism, while at the same time introducing a diachronic perspective. The sociolinguistic profile of Senegal is being used as a point of departure, establishing linguistic relationship, demographic distribution of ethnolinguistic groups and the functional range of the local languages, and summarizing the state of language‐planning. Then fol…
The dynamics of multilingualism
This study is essentially an attempt at linking micro and macro approaches in the study of societal multilingualism, while at the same time introducing a diachronic perspective. The sociolinguistic profile of Senegal is being used as a point of departure, establishing linguistic relationship, demographic distribution of ethnolinguistic groups and the functional range of the local languages, and summarizing the state of language‐planning. Then fol…
The Contribution of Sociolinguistic Theory and Practice To the Study of Multilingualism
Given the predominance of multilingualism in many countries there is great need for a new, interdisciplinary approach to the problem. Sociolinguistics-or the sociology of language-provides such an approach and can help to shed new light on a phenomenon which is often discussed in terms that tend to create more problems than they solve. In order to demonstrate how sociolinguistic theory and practice can contribute to the study of multilingualism t…
Multilingualism and nation building
Part 1 Language diversity in Africa - myth or reality: defining linguistic diversity a sociolinguistic assessment of linguistic diversity multilingualism and communication history and environment - two factors conditioning language use. Part 2 The spread of the Manding language and the emergence of vertical multilingualism: Manding origins and environment long distance trade, state formation and language spread language spread in the conquered te…
Multilingualism & Nation Building
Linguistics (4 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (4 works) · Multilingualism (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Comprehension approach (2 works) · Language education (2 works) · Language policy (2 works) · Lingua franca (2 works) · Linguistic demography (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)