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African Englishes : contemporary trends and sociolinguistic shifts / edited by Collen Sabao and Esther Mavengano.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge African media, culture and communication studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- English language.
- Indigenous peoples--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Languages--Influence on English.
- Indigenous peoples.
- African languages--Influence on English.
- African languages.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--Languages.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (286 pages) : illustrations (black and white.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2025.
- Contents:
- The English Language in Africa: Contemporary Trends and Sociolinguistic Shifts / Collen Sabao & Esther Mavengano
- The Complicated Dynamic History of African Englishes and Challenging Linguistic Pyramids / Esther Mavengano
- Towards Assimilation and Elision in English language in Cameroon: A Study of the University of Dschang / Wenslus Asongu & Franklin Koulanoudji
- Rejecting Narratives of Marginalisation and Endangerment: The Future of Zambian Indigenous Languages in the Era of Supposed English Domination / Gabriel Simungala & Eunice Mukonde
- Mulenga
- The Sociolinguistic Description of Tanzanian English: A Perspective on Nativisation / Nichodamus Robinson
- The Future of the English Language in South Africa: Protest and Promise of a New Dispensation / Temba T. Rugwiji
- Extralinguistic and Pragmalinguistic Sociolinguistic Characterisations of Namibian English (Namlish) Across Ethnolinguistic Groups / Collen Sabao
- Tanzanian English and the Ideological Politics of Language in Concepts, "Good" and "Bad" English (es) in Public Secondary Schools / Deniza Joash Nyakana
- Exploring 'Namlish' as an English second language variety in Namibia / Clarina Museta, Martha Nahole & Mercy M Simataa
- The Future is Bright: The Dominance of English and the Decline of Sesotho in a Changing Society, Lesotho / Lesole Kolobe
- The 'English' Divide: Navigating Linguistic Hierarchies in the Post-Colony, Botswana / Karuna Datta-Bhatnagar
- Englishisation of the Oshiwambo language in Namibia / Petrus Mbenzi
- Semantics of Selected Social Media Expressions and Their Impact on Students Learning Skills: A Case Study of Bertoua University Learners / Constantine Kouankem & Karen Ferreira-Meyers
- Acceptability of Grammatical Features in Educated Ghanaian English, Using Tolerability Scale / Nancy Boahemaa Nkansah, Frank Amofa Sarpong & Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful
- Western "Standard Englishes" and "Cameroon Englishes": Why not partners? / Wenslus Asongu & Franklin Koulanoudji
- Beyond Language Blends in New Englishes: Rethinking Cultural Linguistic Empowerment and Exploring True Emancipation in African Literature / Alfred Ndi
- The Transformative Influence of Indigenous Languages on African Englishes / Tinashe Charles Matiyenga and Nthabiseng B. Khoalenyane
- African Englishes: Through Our Voices, We Reclaim Our Narrative / Esther Mavengano.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781003582403 (electronic bk.)
- 1003582400 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40032908719
- CIPO000264707
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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