Structural and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Indigenisation

On Multilingualism and Language Evolution

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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Descriptions of new varieties of European languages in postcolonial contexts have focused exceedingly on system-based indigenisation and variation.

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.