Southern
Africa represents a ‘melting pot’ of cultures and languages. Relative isolation
in early history, the diffusion of pastoralism and agriculture, European
colonialism, apartheid and modern urbanism have left their linguistic legacy.
This reading course will explore the languages of the subcontinent, the
phenomena of language contact and pidginisation, and language policy in South
Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and possibly Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Angola. The
course assumes some familiarity with basic linguistic concepts from the introductory
modules on African languages.
- Kursverantwortliche/r: Dr. Jakob Lesage
Semester: SoSe 2024