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This collection showcases perspectives from established and emerging scholars on the contemporary landscape of multilingualism in Southern Africa. The book explores the broader impact of colonialism and neocolonialism on language policies and practices, drawing on case studies from such countries as Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Zambia. The volume is organised thematically around four different sections, looking at issues around linguistic diversity across different sectors including contemporary debates on African languages, language education, youth languages and language documentation. Taken together, the collection seeks to offer readers with a more nuanced understanding of fundamental issues in the development of multilingualism across different countries in Southern Africa today and encourage future research on multilingualism in Africa more broadly. The volume will be of interest to students and scholars in multilingualism, sociolinguistics, language policies, language education and African studies.

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"""This book presents a well-curated selection of articles on multilingualism that are both essential and relevant to current themes of interest in Southern Africa. Language planning has been a major concern in Africa, and the informative and illuminating articles in this book contribute to broader debates on theoretical and terminological controversies while offering ways to settle these controversies through historical and contemporary research. It is exciting to read chapters that incorporate legal concerns in language policies. For anyone interested in multilingualism, this book is essential reading and is timely indeed!"" - Everlyn Kisembe (PhD), Moi University, KENYA. ""Here is a book that provides a comprehensive look at one of the world's hottest pots of language planning and language policy in Southern Africa. All sixteen chapters speak with one voice and suggest that an adequate characterization of multilingualism and translanguaging experiences, practices and theory must go beyond traditional settings such as the classroom and beyond recognition of official or national languages."" - Prof. Winfred Mkochi, University of Malawi. ""I am excited to have found a book that delves into critical issues surrounding the ongoing debates on Multilingualism in the Global South. What makes it even more captivating is the broad range of themes it covers, making it a valuable resource for both practical and theoretical purposes. The chapters are interrelated and tackle pivotal topics in education, the judiciary, social media, and the language employed by young people. The book's language is straightforward, making it comprehensible for researchers, academics, students, and policymakers at all career stages. This book is a must-read for contemporary universities, and I wholeheartedly endorse it."" -Dissake Koumassol Midinette Endurence (PhD), University of Bamenda, CAMEROON"

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Wellman Kondowe is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Language, Cultural and Creative Studies at Mzuzu University in Malawi. Chimwemwe M.M. Kamanga is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Language, Cultural and Creative Studies at Mzuzu University, Malawi. Precious Madula is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Communication Studies and the Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Mzuzu University, Malawi.

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