Black Linguistics: Language, Society and Politics in Africa and the Americas - Softcover

Ball, Arnetha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415261384 ISBN 13: 9780415261388

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

Enslavement, forced migration, war and colonization have led to the global dispersal of Black communities and to the fragmentation of common experiences.
The majority of Black language researchers explore the social and linguistic phenomena of individual Black communities, without looking at Black experiences outside a given community. This groundbreaking collection re-orders the elitist and colonial elements of language studies by drawing together the multiple perspectives of Black language researchers. In doing so, the book recognises and formalises the existence of a "Black Linguistic Perspective" highlights the contributions of Black language researchers in the field.
Written exclusively by Black scholars on behalf of, and in collaboration with local communities, the book looks at the commonalities and differences among Black speech communities in Africa and the Diaspora. Topics include:
* the OJ Simpson trial
* language issues in Southern Africa and Francophone West Africa
* the language of Hip Hop
* the language of the Rastafaria in Jamaica
With a foreword by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, this is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the linguistic implications of colonization.

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Review:

'This book will be of interest not only to people whose focus is language varieties used by Blacks, but also to those concerned with a critical history of linguistics, to anthropologists and sociolinguists, particularly those working on language policy and planning, variation, and language in education.' - Kay McCormick, University of Cape Town

Synopsis:

The majority of Black language researchers explore the social and linguistic phenomena of individual Black communities, without looking at Black experiences outside a given community. This groundbreaking collection re-orders the elitist and colonial elements of language studies by drawing together the multiple perspectives of Black language researchers. In doing so, the book recognises and formalises the existence of a 'Black Linguistic Perspective' and highlights the contributions of Black language researchers in the field. Written exclusively by Black scholars on behalf of, and in collaboration with local communities, the book looks at the commonalities and differences among Black speech communities in Africa and the diaspora. Topics include: the OJ Simpson trial language issues in Southern Africa and Francophone West Africa the language of hip hop the language of the Rastafaria in Jamaica. Hassana Alidou, H. Samy Alim, Arnetha Ball, John Baugh, Awad El Karim M. Ibrahim, Sinfree Makoni, Nkhelebeni Phaswana, Velma Pollard, Zaline M. Roy-Campbell, Donald Winford

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0415261384
• ISBN 13: 9780415261388
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240