Language and ethnic statistics in twentieth century Sudanese censuses and surveys

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4179741
AutoresCatherine Miller (0000-0002-0352-3777), Catherine L Miller (0000-0002-2488-4758, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, autor correspondente)
Ano2018
Volume2018
Fascículo252
Páginas125-152
Data de publicação2018-06-26
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668
EditoraWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/ijsl-2018-0017
OpenAlexW2719251191
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas19

The article investigates the creation of language statistics in the Sudan, from the beginning of the twentieth century up to the division of the country into two states. Like many other African countries, Sudan is characterized by a high degree of ethnic and linguistic diversity that has participated in the fueling of murderous civil wars since independence. The article recontextualizes the construction of the ethno-linguistic categories and statistics within their broader political and administrative contexts. It analyzes the objectives and output of each type of statistics and questions their influence on the foreign and native representations of Sudanese society

Ethnic group · Geography · Linguistic diversity · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Statistics · Anthropology · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Law · Mathematics · Multilingual Education and Policy · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research