Language policy and identity construction: the dynamics of Cameroon's multilingualism
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Language Policy
and Identity Construction
The dynamics of Cameroon's multilingualism
Eric A Anchimbe
University of Bayreuth
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Amsterdam / Philadelphia
Table of contents
List of Figures xv
List of Maps xvi
List of Tables XVII
List of abbreviations xix
Preface xxi
Acknowledgements xxm
Introduction: Language policy and identity construction
in multilingual Cameroon 1
1 Language policy and linguistic identities 3
2 Overview of sociolinguistic research in Cameroon 4
2 1 Language planning approach: The language problem 7
2 2 Language policy appraisals: State bilingualism policy 8
2 3 Applied linguistic approach: To teach or not to teach
indigenous languages 8
2 4 Multilingualism approach: Bilingual mixed languages
and social codes 9
2 5 Variationist and indigenisation approach: Cameroon English 10
2 6 Creolistic approach: Cameroon Pidgin English 11
2 7 Pragmatic approach: Respect and politeness 12
2 8 Gendered approaches: Women and language 13
2 9 Other approaches: Politics and religion 13
3 Outline of the book 14
3 1 Part I Indigenous languages: Policy and practice 14
3 2 Part II Official languages: Bilingualism policy and linguistic
identity across languages 15
3 3 Part III Cameroon Pidgin English: Expanding
functions and increasing users 16
3 4 Part IV Linguistic communication: Politeness and social identities 16
x Language policy and identity construction
PART i Indigenous languages: Policy and practice
CHAPTER X
Functional marginalisation and the future of indigenous languages:
More official functions for indigenous languages 21
1 Use of indigenous languages during colonialism 22
1 1 The German language policy: 1884-1916 22
1 2 The French language policy: 1916-1960 24
1 3 The British language policy: 1916-1961 26
2 Use of indigenous languages after independence 28
2 1 Immediate post-independence period (1960-1970) 29
2 2 Reunification period (1970-1980) 30
2 3 New Deal period (1980-1990) 32
2 4 Globalisation period (1990-2012) 33
3 Standardisation and the need for new official functions 37
4 Nation, national languages and functions 39
5 Languages in radio broadcast: Measuring the extent of marginalisation 42
CHAPTER 2
Language policy towards indigenous languages: Many decrees
and laws but less practice 51
1 Does Cameroon have a language policy? 51
2 Fragmentary language policy in Africa 53
3 Decrees and laws about indigenous languages:
Stitching together the points 56
4 On decrees and laws: Government's new attitude 62
5 To speak or not to speak 64
CHAPTER 3
Constraints to indigenous language empowerment: On language
relevance, views from below 67
1 Indigenous languages are non-prestigious 68
2 Indigenous languages are not relevant in formal domains 70
3 Indigenous languages lack economic and/or international promise 71
4 Indigenous languages disrupt ethnic equality 72
5 Indigenous languages negatively influence the acquisition of English 73
CHAPTER 4
Crossing the survival line: Factors that protect indigenous languages
from extinction 77
1 Empowerment of official languages 78
Table of contents xi
2 Factors that protect indigenous languages from extinction 80
2 1 Chronology of acquisition 82
2 2 Parallel functions: Languages for communal communication and
languages for socio-economic survival 83
2 3 Importance of the homeland or village 86
2 4 Promotion of, and identification with, indigenous cultures,
languages and villages 89
2 5 Type of colonisation 93
2 6 Type of individual bilingualism 95
CHAPTER 5
Towards a regional multilingualism model: Empowering indigenous languages
through policy and functional utility 97
1 Language empowerment through language functions 98
1 1 Multilingual language policies in Africa 99
2 Some language planning models proposed for Cameroon 102
2 1 One national language for the country 103
2 2 Linguistic zones 104
2 3 Extensive trilingual education or trilingualism 104
2 4 Extensive trilingualism of hope 107
3 The regional multilingualism model 107
3 1 Stages in the application of the model 109
PART 11 Official languages: Bilingualism policy and linguistic
identities across languages
CHAPTER 6
Slippery pathways in French-English bilingualism: Cameroon is bilingual
but Cameroonians are not 115
1 French-English bilingualism: The beginnings 116
2 Appraisals of the bilingualism policy 117
3 Slippery pathways to bilingualism 120
3 1 Educational methods 121
3 2 Teaching and testing methods 122
3 3 Contradiction in education laws 123
3 4 Achievement of political agenda 124
3 5 Cross-linguistic and inter-group tensions:
Anglophones vs francophones 125
3 6 Colonial attachments in postcolonial times 126
XII Language policy and identity construction
CHAPTER 7
Anglophonism and francophonism: Tendencies in official language identity 129
1 Official language vs ethnolinguistic identity 129
2 Historical landmarks in the evolution of attachment to English 131
3 The pull of English in Cameroon: Francophonism and English-medium
education 134
3 1 The university level 135
3 2 Secondary school level 138
3 3 Nursery and primary school level 139
4 Survey: The rush for English and issues of identity 140
5 Official language identity breakdown 142
6 Linguistic identity remake 144
7 Postscript 146
CHAPTER 8
Hybrid linguistic identities and identity opportunism: Switching identity
together with language 149
1 On hybrid identities and glocal realities 150
2 Linguistic identities in Cameroon 151
2 1 The native or indigenous language identity 153
2 2 The official language identity 154
2 3 The bilingual identity 154
2 4 The dual identity 155
2 5 The individual identity 155
3 Identity opportunism 156
4 Identity opportunism through convenience grouping 157
4 1 Anglophones vs francophones 157
4 2 On the other side of the (River) Moungo 159
4 3 The 11th province 161
4 4 The Grand North vs the South 163
4 5 The coastal people: The coastline from Douala to Limbe 164
4 6 The grassland or grassfield people 165
5 Opportunism and identity boundaries 166
PART HI Cameroon Pidgin English: Expanding functions and increasing users
CHAPTER 9
Cameroon Pidgin English: Expanding functions and increasing users 169
1 Expanding functions and status 170
2 Campaigns against Cameroon Pidgin English 174
3 Cameroon Pidgin English as mother tongue for Cameroonians 176
Table of contents xm
4 New institutional domains for Cameroon Pidgin English 179
4 1 Radio broadcasts 179
4 2 Privately-owned television: Pidgin news 184
4 3 Government administration: Court weddings 185
4 4 The electoral code in CPE 187
PART iv Linguistic communication: Politeness and social identities
CHAPTER 10
Come greet Uncle Eric: Politeness and respect through kinship terms 191
1 Politeness, respect and naming strategies 193
2 Naming through kinship terms 195
2 1 Closeness 197
2 2 Age 198
2 3 Name escapism 199
2 4 Deference and respect 202
2 5 Politeness 203
CHAPTER 11
Youthspeak: Lexical markers of youth group communication 205
1 Opening and closing social boundaries 205
2 The 100% Jeune Magazine: From youths to youths 208
3 Lexical and discursive markers of youthspeak 209
3 1 Metaphorical attribution 210
3 2 Analogical reference 211
3 3 Structural recreations 213
3 4 Lexical borrowing 215
CONCLUSION
On language policy, linguistic identity, and social interaction: General
implications and further research 219
1 Steering the course of further research 222
Appendices 225
Appendix 1: Languages 225
Appendix 2: Questionnaires 227
A English version 227
B French version 227
References 229
Index 247 |
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