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Books & Edited Collections
Shah, Sheena, Theresa Biberauer & Erika Herrmann (2024). Sixth-Generation Contact German in South Africa: The Case of Kroondal German. London: EL Publishing. [pdf] [publisher]
Seals, Corinne A. & Sheena Shah (eds.) (2017). Heritage Language Policies around the World. Abingdon & New York: Routledge. [doi] [publisher]
Shah, Sheena & Matthias Brenzinger (2016). Ouma Geelmeid ke kx’u //xa//xa N/uu. Cape Town: Centre for African Language Diversity, University of Cape Town. [pdf] [publisher]
Shah, Sheena & Matthias Brenzinger (eds.) (2016). Khoisan Languages and Linguistics. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium, July 13-17, 2014, Riezlern/Kleinwalsertal. Research in Khoisan Studies 34. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe. [publisher]
Hilton, Naomi, Rachel Arscott, Katherine Barden, Arti Krishna, Sheena Shah & Meg Zellers (eds.) (2007). CamLing2007: Proceedings of the 5th University of Cambridge Postgraduate Conference in Language Research. Cambridge: Institute of Language Research. [pdf]
- Supporting sound files available here
Seals, Corinne A. & Sheena Shah (eds.) (2017). Heritage Language Policies around the World. Abingdon & New York: Routledge. [doi] [publisher]
Shah, Sheena & Matthias Brenzinger (2016). Ouma Geelmeid ke kx’u //xa//xa N/uu. Cape Town: Centre for African Language Diversity, University of Cape Town. [pdf] [publisher]
- Reviewed in the daily Afrikaans-language newspapers Die Burger, Beeld, Volksblad (2016)
- Received the ATKV (Afrikaanse Taal- en Kultuurvereniging) award in the category of dictionaries (2017)
Shah, Sheena & Matthias Brenzinger (eds.) (2016). Khoisan Languages and Linguistics. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium, July 13-17, 2014, Riezlern/Kleinwalsertal. Research in Khoisan Studies 34. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe. [publisher]
Hilton, Naomi, Rachel Arscott, Katherine Barden, Arti Krishna, Sheena Shah & Meg Zellers (eds.) (2007). CamLing2007: Proceedings of the 5th University of Cambridge Postgraduate Conference in Language Research. Cambridge: Institute of Language Research. [pdf]
Peer Reviewed Articles & Chapters
Shah, Sheena & Matthias Brenzinger (fc.). From language description to the collaborative documentation of multilingual settings on the African continent. In Jeroen Darquennes, Joe Salmons & Wim Vandenbussche (eds.), HSK 45.2: Language Contact: An International Handbook. Volume 2. Berlin & Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.
Shah, Sheena (fc.). Hierarchies in the language ecology of Botswana. In Peter Siemund, Gardy Stein & Manuela Vida-Mannl (eds.), World Englishes in their Local Multilingual Ecologies. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Brenzinger, Matthias & Sheena Shah (2024). Endangered languages. In Hilary Nesi and Petar Milin (eds.), International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 3rd edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier. [doi]
Brenzinger, Matthias & Sheena Shah (2023). A typology of the use of clicks. Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus 67(1), 59–77. [doi]
Shah, Sheena & Christian Zimmer (2023). Grammatical innovations in German in multilingual Namibia: The expanded use of linking elements and gehen ‘go’ as a future auxiliary. Journal of Germanic Linguistics 35(3), 205–265. [pdf] [doi]
Shah, Sheena, Letzadzo Kometsi & Matthias Brenzinger (2022). Language activists and linguists in pursuit of the siPhuthi cause. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 42, 93–101. [pdf] [doi]
Shah, Sheena & Matthias Brenzinger (2021). Writing our language. In Justyna Olko & Julia Sallabank (eds.), Revitalizing Endangered Languages: A Practical Guide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 220–234. [pdf] [doi]
Gibson, Hannah, Gastor Mapunda, Lutz Marten, Sheena Shah & Julius Taji (2019). Variation in double object marking in Swahili. Swahili Forum 26 (Special Issue: Variation in Swahili, edited by Daisuke Shinagawa & Nico Nassenstein), 142–165. [pdf]
Shah, Sheena (2019). The struggle for language rights for Phuthi in Lesotho. Linguapax Review 6, 258–285. [pdf]
Brenzinger, Matthias & Sheena Shah (2019). Case study: N/uu / N//ng. In David Bradley & Maya Bradley (eds.), Language Endangerment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 59–62. [pdf]
Shah, Sheena & Matthias Brenzinger (2018). The role of teaching in language revival and revitalization movements. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 38, 201–208. [pdf] [doi]
Seals, Corinne A. & Sheena Shah (2017). Introduction: A focus on heritage language policy. In Corinne A. Seals & Sheena Shah (eds.), Heritage Language Policies around the World. Abingdon & New York: Routledge, 1–9. [click on preview pdf on the right]
Shah, Sheena & Marianne Zappen-Thomson (2017). German in Namibia. In Corinne A. Seals & Sheena Shah (eds.), Heritage Language Policies around the World. Abingdon & New York: Routledge, 128–147. [publisher]
Shah, Sheena & Ritu Jain (2017). Gujarati in Singapore. In Corinne A. Seals & Sheena Shah (eds.), Heritage Language Policies around the World. Abingdon & New York: Routledge, 199–217. [publisher]
Shah, Sheena & Matthias Brenzinger (2017). Writing for speaking: The N/uu orthography. In Mari Jones & Damien Mooney (eds.), Creating Orthographies for Endangered Languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 109–125. [pdf]
Sands, Bonny, Andy Chebanne & Sheena Shah (2017). Hunting terminology in ǂHoan. In Anne-Maria Fehn (ed.), Khoisan Languages and Linguistics. Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium, July 11-13, 2011, Riezlern/Kleinwalsertal. Research in Khoisan Studies 36. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe, 185–211. [pdf]
Shah, Sheena (2015). The role of language and culture in ethnic identity maintenance: The case of the Gujarati community in South Africa. In Elizabeth Zsiga, One Tlale Boyer & Ruth Kramer (eds.), Languages in Africa: Multilingualism, Language Policy, and Education. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 110–117. [publisher]
Shah, Sheena (2014). Identity and belonging: The case of the Gujarati diaspora community in England, Singapore and South Africa. In Sharmina Mawani & Anjoom Mukadam (eds.), Globalisation, Diaspora and Belonging: Exploring Transnationalism and Gujarati Identity. Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 145–165. [publisher]
Miller, Amanda, Abigail Scott, Bonny Sands & Sheena Shah (2009). Rarefaction gestures and coarticulation in Mangetti Dune !Xung clicks. In Maria Uther, Roger Moore & Stephen Cox (eds.), Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (Interspeech 2009). Brighton, UK: Causal Productions Pty Ltd., 2279–2282. [pdf] [doi]
Miller, Amanda & Sheena Shah (2009). The acoustics of Mangetti Dune !Xung clicks. In Maria Uther, Roger Moore & Stephen Cox (eds.), Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (Interspeech 2009). Brighton, UK: Causal Productions Pty Ltd., 2283–2286. [pdf] [doi]
Shah, Sheena (2008). Negotiating multilingual identities in interaction: The Südwesters of Namibia. In Otilia Arnandiz & Maria Safont Jorda (eds.), Achieving Multilingualism: Wills and Ways. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Multilingualism (ICOM). Castelló de la Plana: Publicacions Universitat Jaume I, 389–402.
Shah, Sheena (2007). German in a contact situation: The case of Namibian German. eDUSA 2(2), 20–45. [pdf]
Shah, Sheena (fc.). Hierarchies in the language ecology of Botswana. In Peter Siemund, Gardy Stein & Manuela Vida-Mannl (eds.), World Englishes in their Local Multilingual Ecologies. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Brenzinger, Matthias & Sheena Shah (2024). Endangered languages. In Hilary Nesi and Petar Milin (eds.), International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 3rd edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier. [doi]
Brenzinger, Matthias & Sheena Shah (2023). A typology of the use of clicks. Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus 67(1), 59–77. [doi]
Shah, Sheena & Christian Zimmer (2023). Grammatical innovations in German in multilingual Namibia: The expanded use of linking elements and gehen ‘go’ as a future auxiliary. Journal of Germanic Linguistics 35(3), 205–265. [pdf] [doi]
Shah, Sheena, Letzadzo Kometsi & Matthias Brenzinger (2022). Language activists and linguists in pursuit of the siPhuthi cause. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 42, 93–101. [pdf] [doi]
Shah, Sheena & Matthias Brenzinger (2021). Writing our language. In Justyna Olko & Julia Sallabank (eds.), Revitalizing Endangered Languages: A Practical Guide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 220–234. [pdf] [doi]
Gibson, Hannah, Gastor Mapunda, Lutz Marten, Sheena Shah & Julius Taji (2019). Variation in double object marking in Swahili. Swahili Forum 26 (Special Issue: Variation in Swahili, edited by Daisuke Shinagawa & Nico Nassenstein), 142–165. [pdf]
Shah, Sheena (2019). The struggle for language rights for Phuthi in Lesotho. Linguapax Review 6, 258–285. [pdf]
Brenzinger, Matthias & Sheena Shah (2019). Case study: N/uu / N//ng. In David Bradley & Maya Bradley (eds.), Language Endangerment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 59–62. [pdf]
Shah, Sheena & Matthias Brenzinger (2018). The role of teaching in language revival and revitalization movements. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 38, 201–208. [pdf] [doi]
Seals, Corinne A. & Sheena Shah (2017). Introduction: A focus on heritage language policy. In Corinne A. Seals & Sheena Shah (eds.), Heritage Language Policies around the World. Abingdon & New York: Routledge, 1–9. [click on preview pdf on the right]
Shah, Sheena & Marianne Zappen-Thomson (2017). German in Namibia. In Corinne A. Seals & Sheena Shah (eds.), Heritage Language Policies around the World. Abingdon & New York: Routledge, 128–147. [publisher]
Shah, Sheena & Ritu Jain (2017). Gujarati in Singapore. In Corinne A. Seals & Sheena Shah (eds.), Heritage Language Policies around the World. Abingdon & New York: Routledge, 199–217. [publisher]
Shah, Sheena & Matthias Brenzinger (2017). Writing for speaking: The N/uu orthography. In Mari Jones & Damien Mooney (eds.), Creating Orthographies for Endangered Languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 109–125. [pdf]
Sands, Bonny, Andy Chebanne & Sheena Shah (2017). Hunting terminology in ǂHoan. In Anne-Maria Fehn (ed.), Khoisan Languages and Linguistics. Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium, July 11-13, 2011, Riezlern/Kleinwalsertal. Research in Khoisan Studies 36. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe, 185–211. [pdf]
Shah, Sheena (2015). The role of language and culture in ethnic identity maintenance: The case of the Gujarati community in South Africa. In Elizabeth Zsiga, One Tlale Boyer & Ruth Kramer (eds.), Languages in Africa: Multilingualism, Language Policy, and Education. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 110–117. [publisher]
Shah, Sheena (2014). Identity and belonging: The case of the Gujarati diaspora community in England, Singapore and South Africa. In Sharmina Mawani & Anjoom Mukadam (eds.), Globalisation, Diaspora and Belonging: Exploring Transnationalism and Gujarati Identity. Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 145–165. [publisher]
Miller, Amanda, Abigail Scott, Bonny Sands & Sheena Shah (2009). Rarefaction gestures and coarticulation in Mangetti Dune !Xung clicks. In Maria Uther, Roger Moore & Stephen Cox (eds.), Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (Interspeech 2009). Brighton, UK: Causal Productions Pty Ltd., 2279–2282. [pdf] [doi]
Miller, Amanda & Sheena Shah (2009). The acoustics of Mangetti Dune !Xung clicks. In Maria Uther, Roger Moore & Stephen Cox (eds.), Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (Interspeech 2009). Brighton, UK: Causal Productions Pty Ltd., 2283–2286. [pdf] [doi]
Shah, Sheena (2008). Negotiating multilingual identities in interaction: The Südwesters of Namibia. In Otilia Arnandiz & Maria Safont Jorda (eds.), Achieving Multilingualism: Wills and Ways. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Multilingualism (ICOM). Castelló de la Plana: Publicacions Universitat Jaume I, 389–402.
Shah, Sheena (2007). German in a contact situation: The case of Namibian German. eDUSA 2(2), 20–45. [pdf]
Book Reviews
Shah, Sheena (2015). A Review of Ju/’hoan Children’s Picture Dictionary, by Tsemkgao Fanie Cwi & Kerry Jones. Social Dynamics: Journal of African Studies 41(3), 604–608. [doi]
Shah, Sheena (2012). A Review of Discourses and Identities in Contexts of Educational Change: Contributions from the United States and Mexico, edited by Guadalupe López-Bonilla & Karen Englander. Language and Education 26(5), 471–473. [doi]
Shah, Sheena (2012). A Review of Discourses and Identities in Contexts of Educational Change: Contributions from the United States and Mexico, edited by Guadalupe López-Bonilla & Karen Englander. Language and Education 26(5), 471–473. [doi]