Structural and sociolinguistic perspectives on indigenisation : on multilingualism and language evolution

Structural and sociolinguistic perspectives on indigenisation : on multilingualism and language evolution / Eric A. Anchimbe, editor.

Descriptions of new varieties of European languages in postcolonial contexts have focused exceedingly on system-based indigenisation and variation. This volume-while further illustrating processes and instantiations of indigenisation at this level-incorporates investigations of sociolinguistic and p...

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Other Authors: Anchimbe, Eric A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer, [2014]
Subjects:
English language > Cameroon.
Applied linguistics.
Sociolinguistics > Cameroon.
applied linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
Droit.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences humaines.
Applied linguistics
English language
Language and languages
Sociolinguistics
Cameroon > Languages.
Cameroon
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Indigenisation and multilingualism: Extending the debate on language evolution in Cameroon
  • Part I: Structural perspectives on indigenisation
  • Syntax and phonology. 2. 'That-clauses' in Cameroon English: A study in functional extension. 3. Pronoun-like usage in Cameroon English: The case of copy, resumptive, obligation, and dummy pronouns. 4. Les camerounismes: Essai d'une (nouvelle) typologie. 5. Intonation in Cameroon English. 6. Ethnolinguistic heterogeneity in Cameroon English pronunciation
  • Part II: Sociolinguistic perspectives on indigenisation
  • Sociolinguistics and pragmatics. 7. Attitudes towards Cameroon English: A sociolinguistic survey. 8. Gender and the use of tags in Cameroon English discourse. 9. Ethnicité, politesse et représentations au Cameroun. 10. Address strategies in Cameroon Pidgin English: A socio-pragmatic perspective
  • Author/Subject index.

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