African sociolinguistics between urbanity and rurality

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ID12906402
AuthorsSusanne Mohr (0000-0003-1483-0948, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, corresponding author), Helene Steigertahl (University of Bayreuth)
Year2020
Volume14
Issue3
Pages247-256
Publication date2020-12-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociolinguistic Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1750-8657 • E-ISSN: 1750-8649
PublisherEquinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1558/sols.38787
OpenAlexW3111479923
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

In African sociolinguistic studies a dichotomy between approaches focusing on urban centres with newly developing linguistic codes and languages used by the elite, as opposed to approaches concentrating on language documentation in rural areas has long been prevalent. That dichotomy has often been the point where English and African studies diverge in that the first have traditionally concentrated on urban locations, while the latter have focused on rural settings. The special issue at hand brings together sociolinguistic studies in urban and rural Africa as two intertwined spaces, e.g. with regard to high mobility in many African areas. Thus, it directly relates to several of the key issues discussed in Sociolinguistic Studies, such as language planning, language policies as well as sociolinguistic theory development

Geography · Linguistics · Political science · Rural area · Rurality · Rutter · Sociolinguistics · Sociology · Urbanity · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy

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