Publisher's Synopsis
AILA Review is a publication of the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquee , an international federation of national associations for applied linguistics. Volume 16 of AILA Review is the first to appear with John Benjamins and contains a unique collection of articles, guest-edited by Sinfree Makoni and Ulrike H. Meinhof on Africa and Applied Lingustics. The articles include: "Language ideology and politics: A critical appraisal of French as second official language in Nigeria." by Tope Omoniyi, " The democratisation of indigenous languages: The case of Malawi." by Themba Moyo, "Classroom codeswitching in post-colonial contexts: Functions, attitudes and policies." by Gibson Ferguson, " A pilot study of Supplemental Instruction for at-risk students at an Historically Black University (HBU) in South Africa." by Constance Zulu, " Using historical data to explain language attitudes: A South African case study" by Ian Bekker, " Discourse, culture and the law: The analysis of crosstalk in the Southern African bilingual courtroom." by Pulie Thetela, "Language and the law: Who has the upper hand? A corpus analysis of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) hearings." by Vivian de Klerk, "Dysphemisms in the language of Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo." by Yisa Kehunde Yusuf, " Managing 'face' in urban public transport: Polite request strategies in commuter omnibus discourse in Harare." by Pedzisai Mashiri, "Popular Malagasy music and the construction of cultural identities." by Zafimahaleo Rasolofondraosolo and Ulrike Hanna Meinhof, " 'I want to be like a human again.'" Morbidity and retained ability in an Alzheimer sufferer." by Stanley G.M. Ridge, Sinfree Makoni , and Elaine Ridge, and a profile of Doug Young.
