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- ISBN 9781032610450
- Weight: 630g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 27 Nov 2025
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This collection showcases perspectives from established and emerging scholars on the contemporary landscape of multilingualism in Southern Africa. The book explores the broader impact of colonialism and neocolonialism on language policies and practices, drawing on case studies from such countries as Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
The volume is organised thematically around four different sections, looking at issues around linguistic diversity across different sectors including contemporary debates on African languages, language education, youth languages and language documentation. Taken together, the collection seeks to offer readers with a more nuanced understanding of fundamental issues in the development of multilingualism across different countries in Southern Africa today and encourage future research on multilingualism in Africa more broadly.
The volume will be of interest to students and scholars in multilingualism, sociolinguistics, language policies, language education and African studies.
Wellman Kondowe is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Language, Cultural and Creative Studies at Mzuzu University in Malawi.
Chimwemwe M.M. Kamanga is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Language, Cultural and Creative Studies at Mzuzu University, Malawi.
Precious Madula is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Communication Studies and the Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Mzuzu University, Malawi.
