Studies In African Varieties Of English
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Studies In African Varieties Of English
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Author : Peter Lucko
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Release Date : 2003
Studies In African Varieties Of English written by Peter Lucko and has been published by Peter Lang Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
A collection of articles dealing with African, in particular West African, varieties of English, including English-based Pidgins and Creole languages, some of which have received only scant attention so far.
English In Africa
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Author : Josef J. Schmied
language : en
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Release Date : 1991
English In Africa written by Josef J. Schmied and has been published by Longman Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Introducing the subject of English in Africa, this book examines the usage of English in education and in African literature. The range of language forms and the attitudes towards English are discussed. The author considers the influence of English on African languages.
Further Studies In The Lesser Known Varieties Of English
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Author : Jeffrey P. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-04-30
Further Studies In The Lesser Known Varieties Of English written by Jeffrey P. Williams and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book documents the lesser-known varieties of English which have been overlooked and understudied within the canon of English linguistics.
Nominal Pluralization And Countability In African Varieties Of English
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Author : Susanne Mohr
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-10-28
Nominal Pluralization And Countability In African Varieties Of English written by Susanne Mohr and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-28 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book is the first comprehensive analysis of nominal plural marking, its morphosyntax and semantics, across different African varieties of English. Mohr explores the rich diversity in the varieties and how different conceptualizations of the number category are realized across different cultures. The investigation of unstandardized noun plurals in Kenyan, Tanzanian, Ghanaian and Nigerian Englishes is based on a mixed methods design drawing on corpus linguistics, acceptability questionnaires and psycholinguistic experiments. In this vein, the book not only contributes to the description of each of these four varieties, but also sheds light on standardization processes and language change in New Englishes. Importantly, it is a plea for the triangulation of data and mixed methods approaches in World Englishes research, as the combination of these methods grants insight into unforeseen areas of language structures and use. This volume is a useful reference work for students and researchers in World Englishes, varieties of English and African Studies, as well as those interested in linguistic anthropology.
Language Attitudes Of Educated Africans Towards Varieties Of African English
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Author : Mungai Mutonya
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Language Attitudes Of Educated Africans Towards Varieties Of African English written by Mungai Mutonya and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with English language categories.
Corpus Linguistics And African Englishes
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Author : Alexandra U. Esimaje
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2019-02-15
Corpus Linguistics And African Englishes written by Alexandra U. Esimaje and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-15 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Corpus linguistics has become one of the most widely used methodologies across the different linguistic subdisciplines; especially the study of world-wide varieties of English uses corpus-based investigations as one of the chief methodologies. This volume comprises descriptions of the many new corpus initiatives both within and outside Africa that aim to compile various corpora of African Englishes. Moreover, it contains cutting-edge corpus-based research on African Englishes and the use of corpora in pedagogic contexts within African institutions. This volume thus serves both as a practical introduction to corpus compilation (Part I of the book), corpus-based research (Part II) and the application of corpora in language teaching (Part III), and is intended both for those researchers not yet familiar with corpus linguistics and as a reference work for all international researchers investigating the linguistic properties of African Englishes.
New Views On Cameroon English
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Author : Martin Liboska
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2004-10-03
New Views On Cameroon English written by Martin Liboska and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10-03 with Literary Collections categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: good+, University of Duisburg-Essen (Institute for Foreign Language Philology - Anglistics/American Studies), course: Hauptseminar "English Varieties", language: English, abstract: English in West Africa is a complex field of investigation in the broader context of the “World Englishes”. For many years, researchers have focused on linguistic characteristics of the numerous varieties of English in this area and mostly subsumed them under the label “English in Africa” or “West African English” (WAE) (e.g., Spencer 1971; Todd 1984b; Kachru 1995, Schmied 1991). Only little attention has been paid to the single national varieties1 including Cameroon English (henceforth CamE), which is in fact a very interesting case for sociolinguistic analysis due to its status as a co-official language beside French in a multilingual environment. This paper aims to show that new approaches to the national West African varieties, in this case CamE, try to fill the gap of comparative research in this linguistic area. The first part of this paper shall introduce the reader to the complexity of the linguistic situation in West Africa in general. The status, function, and use of English in the anglophone West African countries will be determined in chapter 2. Then I will give an overview about the development of the two most important varieties of English spoken there, namely Pidgin English (PE) and WAE. This chapter will therefore serve as a basis of knowledge for the third chapter, which is the main part of this paper and deals with the new approach of Hans-Georg Wolf (2001) to “English in Cameroon”. By showing the results of the author’s study about the extraordinary sociolinguistic situation in Cameroon on the one hand and the lexical peculiarities of CamE on the other hand, I will support his main thesis, which classifies CamE as a distinct national variety within the linguistic region of West Africa. Finally, I will draw a conclusion and give proposals for further studies in this field of investigation.
African American English
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Author : Salikoko S. Mufwene
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-09-30
African American English written by Salikoko S. Mufwene and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book was the first to provide a comprehensive survey of linguistic research into African-American English and is widely recognised as a classic in the field. It covers both the main linguistic features, in particular the grammar, phonology, and lexicon as well as the sociological, political and educational issues connected with African-American English. The editors have played key roles in the development of African-American English and Black Linguistics as overlapping academic fields of study. Along with other leading figures, notably Geneva Smitherman, William Labov and Walt Wolfram, they provide an authoritative diverse guide to these vitally important subject areas. Drawing on key moments of cultural significance from the Ebonics controversy to the rap of Ice-T, the contributors cover the state of the art in scholarship on African-American English, and actively dispel misconceptions, address new questions and explore new approaches. This classic edition has a new foreword by Sonja Lanehart, setting the book in context and celebrating its influence. This is an essential text for courses on African-American English, key reading for Varieties of English and World Englishes modules and an important reference for students of linguistics, black studies and anthropology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Variation In The Grammar Of Black South African English
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Author : Verena Minow
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2010
Variation In The Grammar Of Black South African English written by Verena Minow and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Black people categories.
Black South African English, the variety of English used by mother-tongue speakers of South Africa's indigenous languages, has received considerable attention during the last two decades. However, so far most of the accounts of this variety have been only qualitative in nature. This book reports on one of the first studies offering extensive quantitative analyses of four typical features of Black South African English grammar: omission of past tense marking, extended use of the progressive aspect, article omission, and use of left dislocation. Drawing on a corpus of spoken data, the study's focus lies on the investigation of the stability of the selected features and hence aims to ascertain which of these are characteristic of Black South African English as a whole. Speakers exhibiting differing levels of competence in English are compared. It is shown that the analysed features are used by speakers of Black South African English regardless of their proficiency level, but, at the same time, there are considerable differences concerning the frequency of occurrence of these features.
A New English For A New South Africa
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Author : Ute Smit
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
A New English For A New South Africa written by Ute Smit and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with English language categories.
Discusses language attitudes, language planning, and education.