Language policy and identity construction : the dynamics of Cameroon's multilingualism /

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Author / Creator:	Anchimbe, Eric A.
Imprint:	Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2013.
Description:	1 online resource (250 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Series:	IMPACT: studies in language and society ; v. 32 Impact, studies in language and society ; v. 32.
Subject:	Language policy -- Cameroon. Intercultural communication -- Cameroon. Multilingualism -- Cameroon. Language and languages -- Variation. Sociolinguistics -- Cameroon. Intercultural communication. Language and languages. Language and languages -- Variation. Language policy. Multilingualism. Sociolinguistics. Cameroon -- Languages. Cameroon. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11169117

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ISBN:	9789027272416 9027272417 9781283943352 1283943352 9789027218735 9027218730
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"The (dis)empowerment of languages through language policy in multilingual postcolonial communities often shapes speakers' identification with these languages, their attitude towards other languages in the community, and their choices in interpersonal and intergroup communication. Focusing on the dynamics of Cameroon's multilingualism, this book contributes to current debates on the impact of politic language policy on daily language use in sociocultural and interpersonal interactions, multiple identity construction, indigenous language teaching and empowerment, the use of Cameroon Pidgin English in certain formal institutional domains initially dominated by the official languages, and linguistic patterns of social interaction for politeness, respect, and in-group bonding. Due to the multiple perspectives adopted, the book will be of interest to sociolinguists, applied linguists, pragmaticians, Afrikanists, and scholars of postcolonial linguistics"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: Anchimbe, Eric A. Language Policy and Identity Construction 9789027218735

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