The Semiotics of New Spaces : Languaging and Literacy Practices in One South African Township
Charlyn Dyers
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.
Tahun:
2018
Edisi:
1
Penerbit:
African Sun Media
Bahasa:
english
Halaman:
146
ISBN 10:
1928357997
ISBN 13:
9781928357995
File:
PDF, 4.66 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2018