Grammars of Colonialism Representing Languages in Colonial South Africa
Description
The study of languages was crucial to colonial power in 18th and 19th-century South Africa. This important book examines representations of the South African Bantu languages Xhosa and Zulu, revealing the ways in which colonial linguistics contributed to both the making of the colonial order and to instabilities at the heart of the project.
Keywords
Language Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistoryAfricaModernLiterary CriticismAfricanForeign Language StudyAfrican LanguagesSociolinguisticsHistorical & ComparativePolitical ScienceColonialism & Post-ColonialismReference
2006Book
Author(s)RACHAEL GILMOUR
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781403933812
LanguageEnglish
