Multilingualism and Nation Building

Multilingualism and Nation Building
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Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 1853591742
ISBN-13 : 9781853591747
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Book Synopsis Multilingualism and Nation Building by : Gerda Mansour

Download or read book Multilingualism and Nation Building written by Gerda Mansour and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 1993 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is interdisciplinary, drawing on the sociology and politics of language, African linguistics, African history and social history in general. It focuses on the various issues related to multilingualism in West Africa, but is also relevant to multilingual situations in Third World countries generally. Although the book is aimed at the educated general reader, it should also be of interest to language specialists and students of Third World politics.


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