Sociolinguistics in African Contexts : Perspectives and Challenges

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This volume offers a new perspective on sociolinguistics in Africa. Eschewing the traditional approach which looks at the interaction between European and African languages in the wake of colonialism, this book turns its focus to the social dynamics of African languages and African societies. Divided into two sections, the book offers insight into the crucial topics such as: language vitality and endangerment, the birth of ‘new languages’, a sociolinguistics of the city, language contact and language politics. It spans the continent from Algeria to South Africa, Guinea-Bissau to Kenya and addresses the following broad themes: Language variation, contact and change The dynamics of urban, rural and youth languages Policy and practice This book provides an alternative to the Eurocentric view of sociolinguistic dynamics in Africa, and will make an ideal read or supplemental textbook for scholars and students in the field/disciplines of African languages and linguistics, and those interested in southern theory or ‘sociolinguistics in the margins’. Read more... Abstract: This volume offers a new perspective on sociolinguistics in Africa. Eschewing the traditional approach which looks at the interaction between European and African languages in the wake of colonialism, this book turns its focus to the social dynamics of African languages and African societies. Divided into two sections, the book offers insight into the crucial topics such as: language vitality and endangerment, the birth of ‘new languages’, a sociolinguistics of the city, language contact and language politics. It spans the continent from Algeria to South Africa, Guinea-Bissau to Kenya and addresses the following broad themes: Language variation, contact and change The dynamics of urban, rural and youth languages Policy and practice This book provides an alternative to the Eurocentric view of sociolinguistic dynamics in Africa, and will make an ideal read or supplemental textbook for scholars and students in the field/disciplines of African languages and linguistics, and those interested in southern theory or ‘sociolinguistics in the margins’ Front Matter ....Pages i-vii Dynamic Language: Sociolinguistic Perspectives on African Language, Ideologies and Practices (Augustin Emmanuel Ebongue, Ellen Hurst)....Pages 1-9 Front Matter ....Pages 11-11 La résistance du plurilinguisme à Abidjan (Béatrice Akissi Boutin)....Pages 13-33 Linguistic Messianism: Multilingualism in Mozambique (Christopher Stroud, Manuel Guissemo)....Pages 35-51 Langues ethniques et problématique de la véhicularité/véhicularisation au Cameroun (Augustin Emmanuel Ebongue)....Pages 53-71 Usage des langues chez les locuteurs Nda’nda’ (Guy Merlin Tchagoua)....Pages 73-86 Pratiques et transmission linguistiques dans les familles à Tokombéré: vers un étiolement des langues identitaires? (Zacharie Hatolong Boho)....Pages 87-106 “Without English There Is No Future”: The Case of Language Attitudes and Ideologies in Uganda (Medadi E. Ssentanda, Judith Nakayiza)....Pages 107-126 Les langues au Maghreb: Identité, Enseignement, Culture et Politique (Ali Alalou)....Pages 127-146 Ethnic Stereotypes and Lexical Semantics: The Emergence of the Rural/Urban Opposition in Moroccan Arabic (Ahmed Ech-charfi, Lamyae Azzouzi)....Pages 147-169 Représentations linguistiques: le tupuri dans les discours épilinguistiques en milieu scolaire à Maroua (Jean Paul Balga)....Pages 171-190 L’incomplétude des politiques de revalorisation des langues nationales en Afrique sub-saharienne (Stéphanie Engola)....Pages 191-206 Front Matter ....Pages 207-207 Rural/Urban Dichotomies and Youth Language (Ellen Hurst)....Pages 209-224 The Sociolinguistic Profile and Functions of Luyaaye Within Its Community of Practice (Saudah Namyalo)....Pages 225-245 Kirundi Slang – Youth Identity and Linguistic Manipulations (Nico Nassenstein)....Pages 247-267 The Ultimate Matthew Effect for Sheng (Philip W. Rudd)....Pages 269-285 Urban Youth Language Use in Social Media in Anglophone Cameroon: A Morpho-Syntactic Analysis of Camfranglais Among University of Buea Students (Comfort Beyang Oben Ojongnkpot)....Pages 287-300 Le créole de Guinée-Bissau: approche d’une synchronie dynamique (Dame Ndao)....Pages 301-314 Dénominations des lieux de villes et rapports aux langues: Le cas des résidences estudiantines à Dschang (Gaston François Kengue)....Pages 315-331 Language Crossing in Greater Cape Town: Narratives of Gang Assaults (Nadine Chariatte)....Pages 333-349