Language Decline and Death in Africa

Causes, Consequences and Challenges

By (author) Prof. Herman M. Batibo

Publication date:

17 May 2005

Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Dimensions:

210x148mm
6x8"

ISBN-13: 9781853598098

The aim of this book is to inform both scholars and the public about the nature and extent of the problem of language decline and death in Africa.  It resourcefully traces the main causes and circumstances of language endangerment, the processes and extent of language shift and death, and the consequences of language loss to the continent’s rich linguistic and cultural heritage.  The book outlines some of the challenges that have emerged out of the situation.

This is an excellent introduction to the topic of endangered languages in Africa.