Pluricentric Languages in Africa and in Other Regions of the World

This volume contains the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Pluricentric Languages and their Non-Dominant Varieties. It comprises papers that discuss several pluricentric languages and their non-dominant varieties from different regions of the world, that was hosted by the University of Leipzig on August 23-24, 2023. The first eight papers discuss topics that are in some way related to pluricentic languages in Africa, whether they concern local varieties of indigenous African languages, postcolonial varieties of European languages that have become localised and nativised in African contexts, or a mixture of both. The contributions in the second part of the volume are concerned with topics that are related to pluricentric languages and their non-dominant varieties in other areas of the world, such as the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East. They have in common openness to linguistic diversity, variation and change, as well as their support for linguistic justice, which is a pivotal characteristic of pluricentric theory in itself.