This book investigates the functions and linguistic forms of African Englishes, and what this means for languages indigenous to Africa.
It examines the historical imposition of English on the continent, as part of a broader project of cultural imperialism, and traces its transformation from a colonial tool to a dynamic and diverse language, examining its set of contemporary usage patterns, and its likely future directions. Thorough diverse critical approaches, this book unpacks how language contact has given rise to distinct variations including second language varieties, pidgins and creoles, that are moulded by Africa“s linguistic and cultural diversity. Drawing on case studies from West, East, and Southern Africa, this book illuminates contemporary English usages in multilingual spaces, where cultural and linguistic plurality drive ongoing shifts in communication. More than just being a study of language change, this book calls for a reassessment of the future of African Englishes and their impact on indigenous languages.
Thus, the book is an essential read for scholars and students in linguistics, African studies, and world Englishes, as it contributes fresh insights into the intersections of language, culture, identity, and power in modern-day African lifeworlds.
1. The English Language in Africa: Contemporary Trends and
Sociolinguistic Shifts 2.The Complicated Dynamic History of African Englishes
and Challenging Linguistic Pyramids.
3. Towards Assimilation and Elision in
English language in Cameroon: A Study of the University of Dschang
4.
Rejecting Narratives of Marginalisation and Endangerment: The Future of
Zambian Indigenous Languages in the Era of Supposed English Domination
5. The
Sociolinguistic Description of Tanzanian English: A Perspective on
Nativisation
6. The Future of the English Language in South Africa: Protest
and Promise of a New Dispensation
7. Extralinguistic and Pragmalinguistic
Sociolinguistic Characterisations of Namibian English (Namlish) Across
Ethnolinguistic Groups
8. Tanzanian English and the Ideological Politics of
Language in Concepts, "Good" and "Bad" English (es) in Public Secondary
Schools
9. Exploring Namlish as an English second language variety in
Namibia
10. The Future is Bright: The Dominance of English and the Decline of
Sesotho in a Changing Society, Lesotho
11. The English Divide: Navigating
Linguistic Hierarchies in the Post-Colony, Botswana
12. Englishisation of the
Oshiwambo language in Namibia
13. Semantics of Selected Social Media
Expressions and Their Impact on Students Learning Skills: A Case Study of
Bertoua University Learners
14. Acceptability of Grammatical Features in
Educated Ghanaian English, Using Tolerability Scale
15. Western Standard
Englishes and Cameroon Englishes: Why not partners?
16. Beyond Language
Blends in New Englishes: Rethinking Cultural Linguistic Empowerment and
Exploring True Emancipation in African Literature
17. The Transformative
Influence of Indigenous Languages on African Englishes
18. African Englishes:
Through Our Voices, We Reclaim Our Narrative
Collen Sabao is an Associate Professor of Linguistics, Literature and Communication in the Languages and Literature Department at the University of Namibia. Prof. Sabaos research interests lie in the areas of Phonetics and Phonology, Political Discourse, Media Discourse, Pan Africanism, Afrocentricity, Appraisal Theory, Argumentation, World Literatures and Rhetoric. He has published extensively in these areas, with quite a sizeable number of journal articles and chapters in internationally referred publications.
Esther Mavengano, is a lecturer who teaches Linguistics and Literature in the Department of English and Media Studies, Faculty of Arts at Great Zimbabwe University in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. She holds a PhD in Linguistics and Literary Studies obtained from North West University in Mafikeng, South Africa. Her research areas maintain the interface of applied linguistics, sociolinguistics and Anglophone African literary studies.
