Swahili

ISBN-13: 9781032618838 / Twarda / 2023 / 158 str.

Wilfred Whiteley

Opis

Originally published in 1969, this book examines the factors which at different historical periods led people to use one language (Swahili) rather than another, or within a given period, to use a particular language in one set of circumstances.

Recenzje

Review of original edition of Swahili:

‘…the author has made judicious use of primary sources in fashioning what will remain among the best historical studies of an African language.’ Anthony Okino Ojigbo, The Journal of Modern African Studies

Spis treści

1. Language and Literature 2. Early History 3. The Diffusion Up-Country 4. The Colonial Period 5. ‘Standard’ Swahili 6. After Independence 7. Problems of a National Language.

O autorze

Wilfred Whiteley