Local Languaging, Literacy and Multilingualism in a West African Society |
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| Author:
| Juffermans, Kasper |
| Series title: | Critical Language and Literacy Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78309-420-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | Multilingual Matters
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $129.95 |
Book Description:
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This book aims to enhance and challenge our understanding of language and literacy as social practices against the background of heightened globalisation. Juffermans presents an ethnographic study of The Gambia, arguing that language should be conceptualised as a verb (languaging) rather than a countable noun (a language, languages).
This book aims to enhance and challenge our understanding of language and literacy as social practices against the background of heightened globalisation. Juffermans presents an ethnographic study of The Gambia, arguing that language should be conceptualised as a verb (languaging) rather than a countable noun (a language, languages).