IDENTITY AND PLURILINGUISM IN AFRICA –THE CASE OF MOZAMBIQUE

Auteurs

  • Sarita Monjane HENRIKSEN

Résumé

The African continent is a true ethnic-linguistic and cultural mosaic, composed of 55 countries and characterised by the existence of approximately 2.000 languages and a large number of ethnic groups. Mozambique in the extreme south of the continent does not escape from this rule. The country, with its approximately 25 million inhabitants is characterised by a significantly high ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity. In spite of this superdiversity it is possible to talk about an African identity and surely a Mozambican identity. The present study describes ethnic and cultural diversity in Africa, focusing on issues of plurilingualism or multilingualism in the continent. In addition, the study deals particularly with Mozambique’s ethnolinguistic landscape, discussing the importance of preserving diversity and lastly it presents a number of considerations on those factors that contribute to the construction of national identity and to the development of our Mozambicaness in this Indian Ocean country.

Téléchargements

Les données relatives au téléchargement ne sont pas encore disponibles.

Téléchargements

Comment citer

HENRIKSEN, S. M. (2015). IDENTITY AND PLURILINGUISM IN AFRICA –THE CASE OF MOZAMBIQUE. Acta Semiotica Et Lingvistica, 19. Consulté à l’adresse https://periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/actas/article/view/23449

Numéro

Rubrique

ARTIGOS