Swahili

The Rise of a National Language
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-61886-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 162 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 182 g

Reihe: Studies in African History

Originally published in 1969, this book examines the factors which at different historical periods led people to use one language (Swahili) rather than another, or within a given period, to use a particular language in one set of circumstances. The national language of Tanzania and much of East Africa, Swahili is unique among African languages in its verse literature, which dates back to the 18th Century and was written in the Arabic script. This book traces the remarkable expansion of Swahili, which was linked with the expansion of trace, missionary activities and the establishment of Colonial administrations and the development of education.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whiteley, Wilfred

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Language and Literature 2. Early History 3. The Diffusion Up-Country 4. The Colonial Period 5. ‘Standard’ Swahili 6. After Independence 7. Problems of a National Language.