Michael Andindilile

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The Anglophone Literary-Linguistic Continuum: English and Indigenous Languages in African Literary DiscoursePaperback, 31 October 2018

The Anglophone Literary-Linguistic Continuum: English and Indigenous Languages in African Literary Discourse
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Part of Series
African Humanities
Print Length
168 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Nisc (Pty) Ltd
Date Published
31 Oct 2018
ISBN-10
1920033238
ISBN-13
9781920033231

Description

Michael Andindilile in The Anglophone Literary-Linguistic Continuum: English and Indigenous Languages in African Literary Discourse interrogates Obi Wali's (1963) prophecy that continued use of former colonial languages in the production of African literature could only lead to 'sterility', as African literatures can only be written in indigenous African languages. In doing so, Andindilile critically examines selected of novels of Achebe of Nigeria, Ngũgĩ of Kenya, Gordimer of South Africa and Farah of Somalia and shows that, when we pay close attention to what these authors represent about their African societies, and the way they integrate African languages, values, beliefs and cultures, we can discover what constitutes the Anglophone African literary-linguistic continuum. This continuum can be defined as variations in the literary usage of English in African literary discourse, with the language serving as the base to which writers add variations inspired by indigenous languages, beliefs, cultures and, sometimes, nation-specific experiences.

Product Details

Author:
Michael Andindilile
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
31 October 2018
Dimensions:
24.41 x 16.99 x 0.91 cm
Genre:
African
ISBN-10:
1920033238
ISBN-13:
9781920033231
Language:
English
Pages:
168
Publisher:
Weight:
276.69 gm

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