A language for the world the standardization of Swahili / Morgan J. Robinson.
| Author/creator | Robinson, Morgan J., 1986- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2022] |
| Description | xv, 270 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | New African histories New African histories series. ^A590193 |
| Contents | Introduction -- 1. "Note-Books and Slowly Accumulating Vocabularies" -- 2. Msimulizi and the cultivation of the Upelekwa -- 3. German Zeit and Swahili Time -- 4. Interlocutors in interterritorial codification -- 5. The East African Literature Bureau Creating Creativity in Standard Swahili -- 6. Rumblings of Unanticipated Demand |
| Abstract | "Based on extensive archival research, this intellectual history of Standard Swahili--a dialect of the Swahili language written in the Latin alphabet--argues that attention to the intertwined processes of codification from 1864 to 1964 lends new perspectives on history, colonialism, time, and cultural representation in East Africa and beyond"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-263) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022028000 |
| ISBN | 9780821424957 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780821424940 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |