Geopolitics of French in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa: attitudes, language use, and identities / Ibrahima Diallo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diallo, Ibrahima, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French language--Africa, French-speaking--Political aspect.

French language.

Language and languages.

Language policy.

French-speaking Africa.

Language policy--Africa, French-speaking.

Africa, French-speaking--Languages--Political aspect.

Africa, French-speaking.

Physical Description:

ix, 118 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.

Contents:

1.4 French language in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa p. 6

1.5 Sub-Saharan Africa in Francophonie p. 8

Chapter 2 The Trajectory of French: From the Periphery to the Centre p. 13

2.1 French colonial policy and its consequences p. 14

2.2 Language policy choices in the post-independence era p. 17

2.3 The creation of the OIF p. 20

2.4 Consequences of the first language policy choices p. 20

2.4.1 Questioning and challenging French-only education p. 22

2.4.2 Support for bilingual education p. 24

Chapter 3 Geopolitical, Geolinguistic and Geostrategic Challenges of France and French p. 27

3.1 Geopolitical challenges p. 28

3.1.1 Cracked image p. 28

3.1.2 French presidents and Africa p. 32

3.1.2.1 Sarkozy bomb's p. 32

3.1.2.2 Hollande's boots on the ground p. 34

3.1.2.3 Macron, the Décomplexeacute; p. 35

3.1.3 Linguistic revolts p. 38

3.2 Geolinguistic challenges p. 39

3.2.1 African languages p. 39

3.2.2 English in Senegal p. 43

3.2.3 English elsewhere in West Africa p. 45

3.3 Geostrategic challenges p. 46

Chapter 4 Language Issues in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Senegal p. 49

4.1 Trajectory of French in Senegal p. 50

4.2 Senegalese languages in the post-independence era p. 53

4.3 English in Senegal p. 55

4.4 Language planning players p. 56

Chapter 5 Research Method and Data Collection p. 59

Research question 1 p. 60

Research question 2 p. 60

Research question 3 p. 60

5.2 The sample and data collection tools p. 62

5.2.2 Data-gathering tools p. 62

5.2.3 Administration of questionnaires p. 63

Chapter 6 Language Use and Language Attitudes in Senegal p. 67

6.2 General characteristics of the overall population p. 69

6.3 Languages used with interlocutors p. 71

6.4 Languages used in social settings p. 73

6.5 Attitudes towards languages p. 76

Chapter 7 The Importance of Languages to the Senegalese People p. 79

7.1 Languages in education in Senegal p. 79

7.2 The place and importance of Senegalese languages p. 80

7.3 The place and importance of French p. 84

7.4 Place and importance of English p. 87

8.2 Major findings p. 95

8.2.1 Finding 1: Attachment to Senegalese languages p. 96

8.2.2 Finding 2: Loyalty to French p. 97

8.2.3 Finding 3: Admiration for English p. 97

8.3 Recommendations for languages in education p. 98

8.3.1 Time to teach Senegalese languages p. 98

8.3.2 French for all p. 98

8.3.3 English language opportunities p. 99

8.4 Limitations of the research findings and implications p. 99.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1527514161

9781527514164

OCLC:

1047591285