Sociolinguistics, literacy and Bible translation in Africa
By: [edited by] Dieudonné P. Agora Bessong
Series: Cultural readings of the Bible in Africa; Cultural readings of the Bible in Africa
Publisher: Édition CLÉ
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9789956091621
Copyright date: 2010
Subjects: Translating; Sociolinguistics; Literacy; Bible
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: PART 1. SOCIOLINGUISTICS IN BIBLE TRANSLATION; title: 1 A three tier citizenship: can the state in Tanzania guarantee linguistic human rights / Casimir Rubagumya; title: 2. Bible translation and attitudes towards local language policies of the church and governments in Africa / Dieudonné P. Aroga Bessont; title: 3. Plurilinguisme et développement en Afrique: leçons de la Tanzanie et du Cameroun / C. Rubagumya et D.P. Aroga Bessong; title: PART 2: LITERACY AND BIBLE TRANSLATION; title: 4. Overview of literacy today and Bibles societies / Margaret J. Muthwii; title: 5. Bible translation into the mother tongue: what impact on literacy to expect and strive for / Nelis Van den Berg; title: 6. Language and education in Africa: answering questions / Angelica Kioko, Jane Mutiga, Margaret Muthwii, Leila Schrieder, Hellen Inyega, Barbara Trudell; title: PART 3: SOME PRACTICAL CASES; title: 7. The role of Africanists in the development of African language projects: the case of the writing process of some Bantu biblical texts; title: 8. Ambitions literacy project is changing lives and attitudes of Nuba people / Edward Riak Kajivora; title: 9. Alphabétisation: le cas de l'Alliance biblique du Cameroun / Hubert Nkoumou; title: Works consulted.