Mali linguistics: Perceptions of languages in the Mandingo Region of Mali

Posted by sociolingo on May 6, 2008

Canut C, (2002). Perceptions of languages in the Mandingo Region of Mali: Where Does One Language Begin and the Other End? in Long, Daniel and Dennis Preston, ed. (2002) Handbook of Perceptual Dialectology, Volume 2, John Benjamins Publishing Company. ISBN:9027221855

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Review of book:

LINGUIST List 14.1383: Dialectology: Long and Preston (2002)

(2002) Handbook of Perceptual Dialectology, Volume 2, John Benjamins … The first volume of the Handbook of Perceptual Dialectology (Preston 1999) …

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African Dictionary:CHICHEWA/CHINYANJA-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Source: African Book Centre

CHICHEWA/CHINYANJA-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Paas, Steven (Ed.)

Chichewa is probably the most widely spoken African language across the regions of Southern and South-Central Africa, used extensively in the private and public spheres: in the family, schools, government, NGOs and media communications. This is the first authoritative, and most comprehensive dictionary of its kind, a notable scholarly endeavour, and with major practical applications. The dictionary grew from an ad hoc missionary publication of Chichewa/English translations from the 1970s, but far exceeds the scope of any previous efforts transcribe the Chichewa language, provide accurate English equivalents, and reach a popular audience. 400pp, MALAWI. KACHERE SERIES.

2004 9990816662 Paperback
Price: £30.95

Available from: African Book Centre

And African Book Collective

ALSO
English - Chichewa/Chinyanja Dictionary 3rd Ed.

Third Edition. Revised and Enlarged

Edited by Steven Paas

There are more than fifteen million native speakers of Chichewa, or Chinyanja, in Malawi, and in parts of Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa; thus Chichewa is probably the most widely spoken African language across the regions of Southern and South-Central Africa, used extensively in the private and public spheres: in the family, schools, government, NGOs and media communications. This is the first authoritative, and most comprehensive dictionary of its kind, a notable scholarly endeavour, and with major practical applications. The dictionary grew from an ad-hoc missionary publication of Chichewa/English translations from the 1970s, but far exceeds the scope of any previous efforts to transcribe the Chichewa language, provide accurate English equivalents, and reach a popular audience. It is a ‘live text’, taking in native speakers’ collections of Chichewa vocabulary, contemporary usage, as well as contributions from scholars in African languages; and it pays heed to the close interaction between Chichewa and English and how the languages influence one another when both are widely spoken. In Africa it aims to be the first popular Chichewa/English dictionary for all levels of language use; outside Africa, it is aimed at foreign visitors and workers dealing with the Chichewa languages in professional and tourist capacities, in government and NGO communities, the media, academia and in specialist fields such as medicine, information technology and the law.

ISBN 9789990876307 | 456 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2005 | Kachere Series, Malawi | Paperback

£29.95

Available from: Africa Book Collective

See also:

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Chichewa/

Book: Encyclopedia of Language and Education

Encyclopedia of Language and Education

Published: 2007,  Springer  http://www.springer.com

 <http://www.springer.com/> 
Editor: Nancy H. Hornberger


Abstract:


*The Encyclopedia is a necessary reference set for every university

 and college library in the world that serves a faculty or school of

 education.


*The Encyclopedia has more than 250 contributors drawn from numerous

countries. Its reviews present information and authoritative insights

 that are relevant to every country and to every language.


*Each volume contains about 20-30 reviews. For some topics, teams of

contributors have worked to produce a single review.


*Each state-of-the-art review has about 4000 words of text and

 follows a similar structure.


*Most contributors give coverage of early developments in their

 topic, major contributions, work in progress, problems and difficulties, and

future directions


*The aim of the reviews is to give readers access to the

 international literature and research on each topic.


*The text of each review is followed by a reference list containing

 about 30 key references mentioned in the text.


This Encyclopedia is a necessary reference set for every university

 and college library in the world that serves a faculty or school of

 education.



The Encyclopedia aims to speak to a prospective readership that is

multinational, and to do so as unambiguously as possible. Because

 each book-size volume deals with a discrete and important subject in

 language and education, these state-of-the-art volumes also offer highly

authoritative course textbooks in the areas suggested by their titles.


The more than 250 scholars contributing to the Encyclopedia hail from

 all continents of our globe and from 41 countries; they represent a great

diversity of linguistic, cultural, and disciplinary traditions. For all

that, what is most impressive about the contributions gathered here is the

unity of purpose and outlook they express with regard to the central

 role of language as both vehicle and mediator of educational processes and

 to the need for continued and deepening research into the limits and

possibilities that implies.


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Book: Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing

Posted by sociolingo on 15th February 2007

Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of DisappearingNew revised editionBy Stephen A. Wurm - Cartographer: Ian Heyward Memory of Peoples series

Ce titre est disponible.

13,70 € €

Livre, 90 pages, maps, index, 2nd edition, revised, enlarged and updated

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–> Format: 20 x 29 cm

2001, 978-92-3-103798-6

Sommaire

UNESCO Publishing

Egalement disponible en francais
Egalement disponible en espagnol


Close to half of the 6,000 languages spoken in the world are doomed or likely to disappear in the foreseeable future. The disappearance of any language is an irreparable loss for the heritage of all humankind. This new edition of the Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing, first published in 1996, is intended to give a graphic picture of the magnitude of the problem in many parts of the world. The reader will find here a comprehensive list of languages in danger and a concise summary of the worldwide language endangerment situation. Credit is due to the UNESCO/Japan Trust Fund for the Preservation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage for assistance in publishing this edition.Professor Stephen A. Wurm’s well-known research and tireless combat to safeguard our world linguistic heritage have made it possible to compile this work, which should be required reading for both laymen and specialists concerned about the future of culture and society.