05839cam a2200337 a 4500 12691857 20160503164023.0 020305s2002 ne ab b 001 0 eng 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 1 shelf copy policy default acquire 2 shelf copies policy default pc21 2002-03-05 to HLCD lk25 2002-03-06; lk25 to Subj. 2002-03-07 lk03 2002-03-07 to HLCD/Hispanic for PL8021.S6 le03 2002-03-07 le28 2002-03-08 to Dewey aa15 2002-03-08 ps06 2002-10-11 bk rec'd, to CIP ver. pv10 2002-10-17 CIP ver to BCCD lh09 2002-11-08, c. 2 to BCCD 2002025420 158811189X (US : alk. paper) 9027218498 (Eur.) DLC DLC DLC f-sa--- P40.5.L352 S619 2002 306.44/968 21 Webb, Victor N. Language in South Africa : the role of language in national transformation, reconstruction and development / Vic Webb. Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, c2002. xxii, 356 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Impact, studies in language and society 1385-7908 ; 14 Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-345) and index. Machine generated contents note: CHAPTER 1 -- Invisible voices: The problem of language in South Africa 5 -- Introduction 5 -- Language-related developmental problems 7 -- Language problems 25 -- The need for language planning 33 -- CHAPTER 2 -- Exploring the maze: The macro-context for language policy and language planning in South Africa 37 -- Theory of language planning 37 -- The macro-contexts of language planning 44 -- The national ideals 45 -- The reconstruction and development programme 46 -- The Constitution 48 -- Conclusion 60 -- CHAPTER 3 -- The nature of things: A sociolinguistic profile of South Africa 63 -- The socio-political context 65 -- Languages of the country 66 -- Language knowledge 77 -- Geographic distribution of the languages of South Africa 80 -- Demographic distribution 82 -- Language functions 83 -- Language status 83 -- Literacy 90 -- National communication 9o -- Corpus development 91 -- Public functions and domains 92 -- Language planning institutions 95 -- CHAPTER 4 -- For the people, by the people: Language and state administration 99 -- The general tasks of government 99 -- Some features of a multilingual language policy and plan for state administration 103 -- The process of language policy development for the Department of Labour 108 -- The present state of language policy development in state administration 114 -- The language policy proposals of two state departments 118 -- Language policy at the provincial and local government level 122 -- The cost of linguistic pluralism in state administration 129 -- Conclusion: The need for a pro-active approach 132 -- CHAPTER 5 -- The power of one: Language and nation 137 -- The problem of language and nation 138 -- Factors in the equation 140 -- The role of a national language in nation-building in South Africa 147 -- Language and nation-building in South Africa 151 -- Language rights 156 -- The role of the school 164 -- Language planning tasks 165 -- Conclusion 167 -- CHAPTER 6 -- Growing potential: Language in education 169 -- A profile of education in South Africa 170 -- A new education philosophy 172 -- Language as a fundamental instrument in educational development 175 -- The language of learning and teaching (LoL/T) issue 177 -- The current language-in-education policy 177 -- Present LoL/T practice 183 -- The debate on LoL/T in South Africa 185 -- How proficient are black learners in English? 187 -- Is the use of a Bantu language as LoL/T not a better choice? 191 -- The LoL/T debate at international level 192 -- Research findings on the issue 194 -- The need for local research 198 -- Concluding remarks on the LoL/T issue 200 -- Language certification requirements 202 -- Language study 203 -- The impact of sociolinguistic phenomena on educational development in South Africa 208 -- CHAPTER 7 -- Spreading the wealth: Language and economic development 217 -- The interrelationship between language and economy 218 -- Language as a production factor 219 -- Language as a consumption factor 222 -- Language as a barrier to economic development in South Africa 225 -- The Bantu languages and economic development 227 -- Language planning for economic development in South Africa 232 -- The need for research 237 -- Conclusion 239 -- CHAPTER 8 -- Giving voice: Language promotion 243 -- Introduction 243 -- Planning for Afrikaans 244 -- Planning for English 247 -- Promoting the Bantu languages 249 -- The basic requirement for effective language promotion 250 -- A strategic analysis of the politics of the Bantu languages 251 -- The contents of a language promotion programme 259 -- Status planning 259 -- Corpus planning 266 -- The technicalisation of the Bantu languages 268 -- Acquisition planning 277 -- Conclusion 277 -- CHAPTER 9 -- Steering the course: Language management 281 -- Introduction: A framework for management 281 -- Description of the institutions and structures for language management in South Africa 283 -- A brief historical note 283 -- Language management institutions in South Africa 286 -- Legislative bodies 286 -- State departments 287 -- PANSALB 289 -- A preliminary evaluation of language management in South Africa from the perspective of strategic management 300 -- Planning 303 -- Organisation 307 -- Leading 309 -- Control 310 -- Conclusion 311. Language planning South Africa. Language policy South Africa. Sociolinguistics South Africa. South Africa Languages. Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy033/2002025420.html