Author: F.O. Egbokhare, S.O. Oyetade (eds.)
ISBN No: 1-919799-70-2
Cost: 171.00
This text represents the views of the participants at the colloquium on Standardization and Harmonization of African Languages for Development, held in Cape Town, South Africa, 11 - 14 July 1996. The need to revisit the classification and number of these languages was recognized as an issue that should be treated with urgency. Thus the hitherto so-called separate languages that have enough demonstrable cognates can be harmonized and standardized in a common form. This will reduce the number drastically and make for closer ties between African nations, since a good number of African languages cut across national boundaries demarcated by the Europeans.
ISBN No: 1-919799-70-2
Cost: 171.00
This text represents the views of the participants at the colloquium on Standardization and Harmonization of African Languages for Development, held in Cape Town, South Africa, 11 - 14 July 1996. The need to revisit the classification and number of these languages was recognized as an issue that should be treated with urgency. Thus the hitherto so-called separate languages that have enough demonstrable cognates can be harmonized and standardized in a common form. This will reduce the number drastically and make for closer ties between African nations, since a good number of African languages cut across national boundaries demarcated by the Europeans.
