An edition of Interviews with Neville Alexander
(2014)
Interviews with Neville Alexander
the power of languages against the language of power
by Neville Alexander
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Language and education, Language policy, Linguists, Biography, Educators, Political activists, Education, africa, South africa, biographyPeople
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Interviews with Neville Alexander: the power of languages against the language of power
2014, University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
in English
1869142772 9781869142773
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Table of Contents
Part 1. Neville Alexander's language biography
Throwing salt into the whirlwind: childhood and schooldays, 1936-1952
Learning about the power of language: studying in Cape Town, 1953-1958
A matrix of languages: studying in Germany, 1958-1964
University behind bars: Robben Island, 1964-1974
Many languages, one nation: house arrest, 1974-1979
Speak out!: an educational social movement, 1980-1990
Arms outstretched towards the continent: language politics from below, 1991 until the present
The transformative function of language: reflections. Part 2. A selection of Neville Alexander's writings on language
Select bibliography
The national question in South Africa
Language policy and national unity in South Africa/ Azania
Majority and minority languages in South Africa
The African Renaissance and the use of African languages in tertiary education
Street and standard: Managing language in contemporary Africa
The potential role of translation as a social practice for the intellectualisation of African languages.
Edition Notes
"An earlier version of Part 1 was originally published in German as Neville Alexander im Gespräch : mit der Macht der Sprachen gegen die Sprache der Macht by Drava Verlag (Klagenfurt) in 2011." -- Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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