English in Cameroon / / Hans-Georg Wolf.

The multilingual situation in Cameroon and the status of English as a co-official language constitute a unique and fascinating case for sociolinguistic investigation. Drawing from first-hand material, the author investigates several aspects of this complex configuration, including the historical dev...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2013]
©2001
Year of Publication:2013
Edition:Reprint 2013
Language:English
Series:Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] , 85
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Physical Description:1 online resource (359 p.) :; 4 Ktn.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. English in West Africa
  • 3. English in Cameroon
  • 4. Cameroon English as a national variety
  • 5. The cultural model of ‘community’ realized in African English in general and in Cameroon English in particular
  • 6. Summary
  • Maps
  • References
  • Index