The African National Anthem, "Nkosi Sikelel' IAfrika
A Pragmatic Linguistic Analysis
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- Paperback
108 pages
- Release Date
23 July 2010
Summary
This book entails a pragmatic analysis of the African National Anthem, “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika,” within a linguistic framework. By delineating the pragmatic features of the anthem, its philosophical symbolic meanings are teased out. This is important because symbols are critical in promoting social integration, fostering legitimacy, inducing loyalty, gaining compliance, and providing citizens with security and hope. Political symbols are also used as tools to address the contradictions of nat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781609278571 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1609278577 |
| Author: | Abdul Karim Bangura |
| Publisher: | Cognella, Inc |
| Imprint: | Cognella, Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 108 |
| Release Date: | 23 July 2010 |
| Weight: | 525g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 177mm x 5mm |
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About The Author
Abdul Karim Bangura
Abdul Karim Bangura holds Ph.D.s in political science, development economics, linguistics, computer science, and mathematics. Dr. Bangura is a professor of research methodology and political science at Howard University, and a researcher-in-residence at the Center for Global Peace in the School of International Service at American University. The author of 75 books and over 600 scholarly articles, Dr. Bangura won the prestigious 2012 Cecil B. Curry Book Award for African Mathematics: From Bones to Computers.
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