'Translanguaging' a harbinger of language and cultural loss in Africa? The central role of schools in the transmission of standard forms of African languages.
type: Dataset
contact point: Organization
  fn: CCSD
keyword: creolisation
keyword: africa
keyword: afrique
keyword: infoeu-reposemanticsbookpart
keyword: shslanguehumanities-and-social-scienceslinguistics
keyword: language-policy
keyword: apprentissage
keyword: education
keyword: langues-standard
keyword: politique-linguistique
keyword: standard-languages
keyword: african-languages
keyword: book-sections
keyword: langues-africaines
description: In the present situation where oral formal learning practices in Africa tend to dwindle drastically, schools have become one central resource for the transmission of the more classical forms of African languages. At least for the languages which can boast a literate tradition, space can be easily carved out in curricula. The fashionable tendency to accept any new (African) language form as exhibited by the hype around 'Translanguaging' should not result in sanctioning language and cultural loss. Creolization and pidginization may not be the desired end of all African languages.
issued: 2026-05-09T07:41:53.896848
language: en
modified: 2026-05-09T07:41:53.896853

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'Translanguaging' a harbinger of language and cultural loss in Africa? The central role of schools in the transmission of standard forms of African languages.
type: Distribution
access URL: https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00874904
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issued: 2026-05-09T07:41:53.921251
modified: 2026-05-09T07:41:53.877619