LEADER 05701nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910786010803321 005 20230803025300.0 010 $a1-283-94335-2 010 $a90-272-7241-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000328459 035 $a(EBL)1108504 035 $a(OCoLC)823719149 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000804731 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11956260 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000804731 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10814602 035 $a(PQKB)10792434 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1108504 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1108504 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10644452 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL425585 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000328459 100 $a20121026d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLanguage policy and identity construction$b[electronic resource] $ethe dynamics of Cameroon's multilingualism /$fEric A. Anchimbe, University of Bayreuth 210 $aAmsterdam $cJohn Benjamins Publishing Company$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (276 p.) 225 0 $aIMPACT: studies in language and society,$x1385-7908 ;$v32 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-272-1873-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aLanguage Policy and Identity Construction; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Epigraph; Table of contents; List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Tables; List of abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Language policy and linguistic identities; 2. Overview of sociolinguistic research in Cameroon; 3. Language planning approach: The language problem; 3.1 Language policy appraisals: State bilingualism policy; 3.2 Applied linguistic approach: To teach or not to teach indigenous languages 327 $a3.3 Multilingualism approach: Bilingual mixed languages and social codes3.4 Variationist and indigenisation approach: Cameroon English; 3.5 Creolistic approach: Cameroon Pidgin English; 3.6 Pragmatic approach: Respect and politeness; 3.7 Gendered approaches: Women and language; 3.8 Other approaches: Politics and religion; 4. Outline of the book; 4.1 Part I. Indigenous languages: Policy and practice; 4.2 Part II. Official languages: Bilingualism policy and linguistic identity across languages; 4.3 Part III. Cameroon Pidgin English: Expanding functions and increasing users 327 $a4.4 Part IV. Linguistic communication: Politeness and social identitiesPART I :Indigenous languages: Policy and practice; Functional marginalisation and the future of indigenous languages; 1. Use of indigenous languages during colonialism; 1.1 The German language policy: 1884-1916; 1.2 The French language policy: 1916-1960; 1.3 The British language policy: 1916-1961; 2 Use of indigenous languages after independence; 2.1 Immediate post-independence period (1960-1970); 2.2 Reunification period (1970-1980); 2.3 New Deal period (1980-1990); 2.4 Globalisation period (1990-2012) 327 $a3. Standardisation and the need for new official functions4. Nation, national languages and functions; 5. Languages in radio broadcast: Measuring the extent of marginalisation; Language policy towards indigenous languages; 1. Does Cameroon have a language policy?; 2. Fragmentary language policy in Africa; 3. Decrees and laws about indigenous languages: Stitching together the points; 3. On decrees and laws: Government's new attitude; 4. To speak or not to speak; Constraints to indigenous language empowerment; 1. Indigenous languages are non-prestigious 327 $a2. Indigenous languages are not relevant in formal domains3. Indigenous languages lack economic and/or international promise; 4. Indigenous languages disrupt ethnic equality; 5. Indigenous languages negatively influence the acquisition of English; Crossing the survival line; 1. Empowerment of official languages; 2. Factors that protect indigenous languages from extinction; 2.1 Chronology of acquisition; 2.2 Parallel functions: Languages for communal communication and languages for socio-economic survival; 2.3 Importance of the homeland or village 327 $a2.4 Promotion of, and identification with, indigenous cultures, languages and villages 330 $aThe (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. 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