Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Perspectives of Youth Language Practices in Africa. Codes and Identity Writings

With the demographic explosion of young people in major African cities, we are witnessing the emergence of youth languages and new speech forms. In search of well-being, these young people, plagued by poverty, social injustice, unemployment and idleness, invent linguistic codes that allow them to find themselves. The linguistic and sociolinguistic description of these youth languages is the object of this volume. The contributions inform on the statutes and functions of the youth languages of Africa, their forms and structures, their representations, and envisage perspectives and prospective didactics.

Издательство

African Books Collective

Год

2019

Страниц

455

Язык

английский

ISBN

9789956551620