Language policies in Cape Verde and South Africa: why analyze the situation of languages in Africa?
In this paper we will describe the sociolinguistic context and some relevant language policies (Spolsky, 2009) that have been implemented in two countries of the African continent: South Africa and Cape Verde. To this end, we will make a brief historical overview and link the sociolinguistic situati...
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Centro de Estudios Avanzados. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revesint/article/view/42043 |
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| Sumario: | In this paper we will describe the sociolinguistic context and some relevant language policies (Spolsky, 2009) that have been implemented in two countries of the African continent: South Africa and Cape Verde. To this end, we will make a brief historical overview and link the sociolinguistic situation of the two countries in question with their decolonization processes. Thinking about the connection between the processes of colonization and decolonization allows us to realize that these processes encompass much more than the political and territorial level. Thinking about the languages that are spoken, why, for what purpose and in what spaces is a necessary practice to understand and continue decolonization. We also seek to establish a sort of bridge from south to south to invite critical reflection on the languages spoken in Argentina, and to problematize the myth of monolingualism. |
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