The semiotics of new spaces : languaging and literacy practices in one South African township /
In South Africa, the township or sub-economic state housing development has achieved a very significant position as a site for sociolinguistic research. The Semiotics of New Spaces - Languaging and Literacy Practices in one South African Township looks at the ways in which people are responding, thr...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Stellenbosch (South Africa) :
Sun Press,
2018
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | In South Africa, the township or sub-economic state housing development has achieved a very significant position as a site for sociolinguistic research. The Semiotics of New Spaces - Languaging and Literacy Practices in one South African Township looks at the ways in which people are responding, through their semiotic practices, to the intense socio-historical changes taking place in post-apartheid South Africa. The study is set against the backdrop of Wesbank - one of the first racially mixed housing developments in the Western Cape. The result is a range of related topics, such as how cross-cultural and cross-linguistic families influence the language practices of their younger members; the impact of translingual friendships on language practices and attitudes; the ways in which older people use their existing literacies to negotiate the multilingual realities of the township and aspects such as identity, voice and agency as markers of a developing participatory citizenship. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1928357997 9781928357995 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | On-line resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 09, 2019) |
