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Language use in rural development : an African perspective

Title
Language use in rural development : an African perspective / by Clinton D.W. Robinson.
Author
Robinson, Clinton.
Publication
Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1996.

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Description
ix, 327 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Contributions to the sociology of language ; 70
Uniform Title
Contributions to the sociology of language ; 70.
Subject
  • Sociolinguistics > Cameroon
  • Language planning > Cameroon
  • Communication in rural development > Cameroon
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-319) and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. Languages and rural development -- Ch. 2. Linking languages and development: Approaches and methods -- Ch. 3. The context -- Ch. 4. Languages and development in the community -- Ch. 5. The use of languages in development intervention -- Ch. 6. Languages in rural development: Issues and implications -- Appendix 1: Villager Questionnaire -- Appendix 2: Questionnaire to Development Agencies -- Appendix 3: Questionnaire to Development Agents -- Appendix 4: Language Attitude Statements -- Appendix 5: Chaudenson's status and usage categories -- Appendix 6: Development of Nugunu -- Appendix 7: Matched Guise Technique (MGT) Texts -- Appendix 8: Nugunu ethnosemantic data.
ISBN
3110146878 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
95050533
OCLC
  • 33862359
  • ocm33862359
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries