African Languages in Practice

This edited volume offers diverse theoretical and empirical research written by both emerging and seasoned researchers within the field of language practice from South Africa and beyond. The diversity observed in the contents of this book emphasises the depth and breadth of language research. The chapters are interdisciplinary and include translation, sociolinguistics, onomastics and sociocultural topics that fall within the domain of language practice. This interface of disciplines, which were previously regarded as stand-alone, shows how indigenous language research has advanced. This broadens the scope for novel research in the field of languages, leading to the promotion and wider recognition of indigenous languages, in particular. What enriches this volume further is that the data is not only collected from diverse sources but also from different languages of South Africa. African Languages in Practice is an invaluable reference for students and researchers who are interested in language research and in African indigenous languages.