Add to ORKGAs an afterword and outlook, this concise paper reviews and summarizes Swahili studies with a focus on its different historical stages. The author brings together different perspectives on Swahili based on dominant directions in Swahili research during the 20th century and also presents an outlook on potential further directions in the study of the language, with a specific focus on dialectological and variationist studies, as also found in this special issue
This paper examines the perceptions of Kenyans towards the way other Kenyans speak Swahili from a Fo...
In this paper, I focus on what we could call the ‘myth of Standard Swahili’ and its consequences for...
Due to her geographical position, the African continent has for many centuries hosted visitors from ...
This overview paper aims to present general approaches to variation in Swahili, both from a structur...
The promotion of Kiswahili is one of the main goals of the policies of the East African Community. H...
This talk explores issues involved in investigating dialectal variation in Swahili. We report on a n...
This paper summarizes some issues that pertain to the recent formal and informal development1 of the...
Recently we have seen the appearance of an interesting and provocative book on the Swahili. This boo...
East Afiica and in particular the coastal region has been attractive for many researchers from the c...
Advanced Swahili students as well as teachers of Swahili will surely appreciate the new German Swahi...
Swahili has generally been perceived as a homogenous entity whose norms are reflected in the variety...
At the core of this special issue lies an apparently simple question: What is Swahili Studies? The “...
The essay critically discusses the confusing state of the various Swahili language policies and stud...
The variety of Kiswahili spoken in Bujumbura (Burundi) is central to the present sociolinguistic and...
Much has been said about the origin and development of the unique Arabo-African hybrid creations of ...
This paper examines the perceptions of Kenyans towards the way other Kenyans speak Swahili from a Fo...
In this paper, I focus on what we could call the ‘myth of Standard Swahili’ and its consequences for...
Due to her geographical position, the African continent has for many centuries hosted visitors from ...
This overview paper aims to present general approaches to variation in Swahili, both from a structur...
The promotion of Kiswahili is one of the main goals of the policies of the East African Community. H...
This talk explores issues involved in investigating dialectal variation in Swahili. We report on a n...
This paper summarizes some issues that pertain to the recent formal and informal development1 of the...
Recently we have seen the appearance of an interesting and provocative book on the Swahili. This boo...
East Afiica and in particular the coastal region has been attractive for many researchers from the c...
Advanced Swahili students as well as teachers of Swahili will surely appreciate the new German Swahi...
Swahili has generally been perceived as a homogenous entity whose norms are reflected in the variety...
At the core of this special issue lies an apparently simple question: What is Swahili Studies? The “...
The essay critically discusses the confusing state of the various Swahili language policies and stud...
The variety of Kiswahili spoken in Bujumbura (Burundi) is central to the present sociolinguistic and...
Much has been said about the origin and development of the unique Arabo-African hybrid creations of ...
This paper examines the perceptions of Kenyans towards the way other Kenyans speak Swahili from a Fo...
In this paper, I focus on what we could call the ‘myth of Standard Swahili’ and its consequences for...
Due to her geographical position, the African continent has for many centuries hosted visitors from ...