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The Story of Swahili

Af: John M. Mugane Engelsk Paperback

The Story of Swahili

Af: John M. Mugane Engelsk Paperback
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Swahili was once an obscure dialect of an East African Bantu language. Today more than one hundred million people use it: Swahili is to eastern and central Africa what English is to the world. From its embrace in the 1960s by the black freedom movement in the United States to its adoption in 2004 as the African Union’s official language, Swahili has become a truly international language. How this came about and why, of all African languages, it happened only to Swahili is the story that John M. Mugane sets out to explore.
The remarkable adaptability of Swahili has allowed Africans and others to tailor the language to their needs, extending its influence far beyond its place of origin. Its symbolic as well as its practical power has evolved from its status as a language of contact among diverse cultures, even as it embodies the history of communities in eastern and central Africa and throughout the Indian Ocean world.
The Story of Swahili calls for a reevaluation of the widespread assumption that cultural superiority, military conquest, and economic dominance determine a language’s prosperity. This sweeping history gives a vibrant, living language its due, highlighting its nimbleness from its beginnings to its place today in the fast-changing world of global communication.

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Swahili was once an obscure dialect of an East African Bantu language. Today more than one hundred million people use it: Swahili is to eastern and central Africa what English is to the world. From its embrace in the 1960s by the black freedom movement in the United States to its adoption in 2004 as the African Union’s official language, Swahili has become a truly international language. How this came about and why, of all African languages, it happened only to Swahili is the story that John M. Mugane sets out to explore.
The remarkable adaptability of Swahili has allowed Africans and others to tailor the language to their needs, extending its influence far beyond its place of origin. Its symbolic as well as its practical power has evolved from its status as a language of contact among diverse cultures, even as it embodies the history of communities in eastern and central Africa and throughout the Indian Ocean world.
The Story of Swahili calls for a reevaluation of the widespread assumption that cultural superiority, military conquest, and economic dominance determine a language’s prosperity. This sweeping history gives a vibrant, living language its due, highlighting its nimbleness from its beginnings to its place today in the fast-changing world of global communication.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 332
ISBN-13: 9780896802933
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0896802930
Udg. Dato: 15 jul 2015
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 230mm
Højde: 155mm
Forlag: Ohio University Press
Oplagsdato: 15 jul 2015
Forfatter(e): John M. Mugane
Forfatter(e) John M. Mugane


Kategori Swahili (Kiswahili)


ISBN-13 9780896802933


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 332


Udgave


Længde 20mm


Bredde 230mm


Højde 155mm


Udg. Dato 15 jul 2015


Oplagsdato 15 jul 2015


Forlag Ohio University Press

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