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Rethinking Language Use in Digital Africa: Technology and Communication in Sub-Saharan Africa
Rethinking Language Use in Digital Africa: Technology and Communication in Sub-Saharan Africa
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This book challenges the view that digital communication in Africa is limited and unsophisticated and offers a paradigm of language merging online that provides a practical blueprint for the decolonization of African languages through digital platforms. It applies the principles of Digital African Multilingualism (DAM) and charts a way forward for African languages where greater attention is paid to what speakers do with the languages.
\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 216 pages
\n Publication date: 23 June 2021
\n Publisher: Multilingual Matters
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This groundbreaking work challenges the prevailing notion that digital communication in Africa is confined and relatively unrefined, and it questions the assumption that digital communication has a detrimental impact on indigenous African languages. By embracing the principles of Digital African Multilingualism (DAM), which eschews rigid boundaries between languages, the book offers a transformative vision for African languages. It charts a path forward that emphasizes the dynamic and creative ways in which speakers utilize their languages, rather than solely focusing on their physical characteristics.
The book provides a wealth of models for language policy and planning that are grounded in horizontal and user-based multilingualism. Through its chapters, it demonstrates how digital communication is being harnessed to forge and sustain communication within various online groups, including political activism and the creation of poetry. This paradigm of language merging online presents a practical roadmap for the decolonization of African languages through digital platforms.
Moreover, this book is made freely accessible to the public under a CC BY NC ND license, ensuring that its insights and knowledge can reach a wide audience and contribute to the ongoing discussions about the future of African languages in the digital age.
\n Weight: 342g\n
Dimension: 157 x 234 x 18 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781800412293\n \n
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