FYI, a call for papers about literature in African languages (fwd from
H-West-Africa)...
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STYLISTICS IN AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES: Stylistics in African
languages and literatures: Critical Perspectives
Publication Date: 2009-01-31
STYLISTICS IN AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES:
CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES
Call for Articles/ Book Chapters
The aim of the present volume is to provide a platform for emerging
perspectives and issues on the theory, pedagogy and practice of stylistics
in African contexts with reference to both native and ex-colonial languages
as well as contemporary oral and written literatures. We are seeking
articles/ book chapters for a new edited volume on contemporary perspectives
on stylistics in African languages and literature. In his illuminating book
aptly entitled, Stylistics, Richard Bradford defines stylistics as "the
analysis of distinctive expression in language and the description of its
purpose and effect." (1997:4). The language in question could either be
non-literary language or literary language. In the initial case, one then
talks of stylistics within language studies in general but in the latter
case; one will be referring to stylistics in literature or literary
stylistics. In this new volume, we define Stylistics as the study of style
in language and literature. Stylistics has emerged over the years as an
important field in the study of language and literature in the African
academy. From the language point of view, courses in stylistics are taught
in Departments of Vernacular, Swahili, and Arabic, English, French, and
Portuguese languages at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the
field. Such courses tackle various aspects of how the named languages are
put to differential use in given language situations, socio-political
environments, (inter)medial space and within non-literary texts. In recent
times, Stylistics as a field in language studies has diversified into
specialist areas such as textual stylistics, computational stylistics and
practical stylistics. These developments call for a re-engagement with the
field in light of contemporary theories of language and socio-linguistic
realities. In Literature, stylistics generally refers to the application of
linguistic analyses in the critical appreciation of literary texts both in
oral and written traditions. Nkosi (1981), Ngara (1982) Elimimian (1992)
continue to be the seminal bases of critical studies on how style is a
crucial aspect in the composition and reception of modern African
literature. As it is the case with Stylistics in language studies,
Stylisticians in African literature studies need to expand their bases of
operation in responses to the shifting dynamics and times influencing
language usage in both literary and non-literary domains in contemporary
African societies. Contributions on, but not limited to, the following
topics are invited:
I. Stylistics and Language:
* Textual stylistics
* Practical stylistics
* Computational stylistics
* Stylistics and the teaching of Language.
* Linguistic criticism
II. Stylistics and Literature:
* Towards an African literary stylistics
* Feminist stylistics
* Literary stylistics and contemporary orature
* Literary stylistics and contemporary theatre
* Literary stylistics and contemporary written literature
* Literary stylistics and the Teaching of African literature
Interested contributors are invited to send a short abstract of 300
words by 31 January 2009 to:
J. K. S. Makokha makokha(at)zedat.fu-berlin.de John Obiero Ogone
obby3(at)yahoo.com
Final contributions (5000 - 8000 words, MLA style) to be submitted by
31 July 2009
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