Dynamics of language spread and multilingualism. Language in education
especially language policies of selected African countries. Language in
social interaction in African communities: language use in institutional
domains (e.g., political, traditional juridical, etc. domains); avoidance
discourse (that is, oblique communication through such strategies as
indirectly authored speech forms, circumlocution, anthroponymy, toponymy
and other onomastic forms, speaking through intermediaries and
pseudo-epicenters, etc.); linguistic ritual like greetings, condolences,
apologies, requests, and leavetakings. We shall also discuss linguistic
strategies employed in joking and insulting relationships as well as the
power of language in African societies.