African Englishes (eBook, PDF)

Contemporary Trends and Sociolinguistic Shifts
Redaktion: Sabao, Collen; Mavengano, Esther

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Produktbeschreibung

This book investigates the functions and linguistic forms of African Englishes, and what this means for languages indigenous to Africa.

It examines the historical imposition of English on the continent, as part of a broader project of cultural imperialism, and traces its transformation from a colonial tool to a dynamic and diverse language, examining its set of contemporary usage patterns, and its likely future directions. Thorough diverse critical approaches, this book unpacks how language contact has given rise to distinct variations including second language varieties, pidgins and creoles, that are moulded by Africäs linguistic and cultural diversity. Drawing on case studies from West, East, and Southern Africa, this book illuminates contemporary English usages in multilingual spaces, where cultural and linguistic plurality drive ongoing shifts in communication. More than just being a study of language change, this book calls for a reassessment of the future of African Englishes and their impact on indigenous languages.

Thus, the book is an essential read for scholars and students in linguistics, African Studies, and World Englishes, as it contributes fresh insights into the intersections of language, culture, identity, and power in modern-day African lifeworlds.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040411193
• Artikelnr.: 75410031

Autorenporträt

Collen Sabao is an Associate Professor of Linguistics, Literature and Communication in the Languages and Literature Department at the University of Namibia. Prof. Sabao's research interests lie in the areas of Phonetics and Phonology, Political Discourse, Media Discourse, Pan Africanism, Afrocentricity, Appraisal Theory, Argumentation, World Literatures and Rhetoric. He has published extensively in these areas, with quite a sizeable number of journal articles and chapters in internationally referred publications. Esther Mavengano, is a lecturer who teaches Linguistics and Literature in the Department of English and Media Studies, Faculty of Arts at Great Zimbabwe University in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. She holds a PhD in Linguistics and Literary Studies obtained from North West University in Mafikeng, South Africa. Her research areas maintain the interface of applied linguistics, sociolinguistics and Anglophone African literary studies.

Inhaltsangabe

1. 2.The Complicated Dynamic History of African Englishes and Challenging
Linguistic Pyramids. 3. Towards Assimilation and Elision in English
language in Cameroon: A Study of the University of Dschang 4. Rejecting
Narratives of Marginalisation and Endangerment: The Future of Zambian
Indigenous Languages in the Era of Supposed English Domination 5. The
Sociolinguistic Description of Tanzanian English: A Perspective on
Nativisation 6. The Future of the English Language in South Africa: Protest
and Promise of a New Dispensation 7. 8. Tanzanian English and the
Ideological Politics of Language in Concepts, "Good" and "Bad" English (es)
in Public Secondary Schools 9. 10. The Future is Bright: The Dominance of
English and the Decline of Sesotho in a Changing Society, Lesotho 11. The
'English' Divide: Navigating Linguistic Hierarchies in the Post-Colony,
Botswana 12. Englishisation of the Oshiwambo language in Namibia 13.
Semantics of Selected Social Media Expressions and Their Impact on Students
Learning Skills: A Case Study of Bertoua University Learners 14.
Acceptability of Grammatical Features in Educated Ghanaian English, Using
Tolerability Scale 15. Western "Standard Englishes" and "Cameroon
Englishes": Why not partners? 16. Beyond Language Blends in New Englishes:
Rethinking Cultural Linguistic Empowerment and Exploring True Emancipation
in African Literature 17. The Transformative Influence of Indigenous
Languages on African Englishes 18. African Englishes: Through Our Voices,
We Reclaim Our Narrative