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Chapter 2. Language policy towards indigenous languages
Many decrees and laws but less practice
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Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents ix
- List of Figures xv
- List of Maps xvi
- List of Tables xvii
- List of abbreviations xix
- Preface xxi
- Acknowledgements xxiii
- Maps xxv
- Introduction 1
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Part I. Indigenous languages: Policy and practice
- Chapter 1. Functional marginalisation and the future of indigenous languages 21
- Chapter 2. Language policy towards indigenous languages 51
- Chapter 3. Constraints to indigenous language empowerment 67
- Chapter 4. Crossing the survival line 77
- Chapter 5. Towards a regional multilingualism model 97
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Part II. Official languages: Bilingualism policy and linguistic identities across languages
- Chapter 6. Slippery pathways in French-English bilingualism 115
- Chapter 7. Anglophonism and francophonism 129
- Chapter 8. Hybrid linguistic identities and identity opportunism 149
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Part III. Cameroon Pidgin English: Expanding functions and increasing users
- Chapter 9. Cameroon Pidgin English 169
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Part IV. Linguistic communication: Politeness and social identities
- Chapter 10 . Come greet Uncle Eric 191
- Chapter 11. Youthspeak 205
- On language policy, linguistic identity, and social interaction 219
- Appendices 225
- References 229
- Index 247
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents ix
- List of Figures xv
- List of Maps xvi
- List of Tables xvii
- List of abbreviations xix
- Preface xxi
- Acknowledgements xxiii
- Maps xxv
- Introduction 1
-
Part I. Indigenous languages: Policy and practice
- Chapter 1. Functional marginalisation and the future of indigenous languages 21
- Chapter 2. Language policy towards indigenous languages 51
- Chapter 3. Constraints to indigenous language empowerment 67
- Chapter 4. Crossing the survival line 77
- Chapter 5. Towards a regional multilingualism model 97
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Part II. Official languages: Bilingualism policy and linguistic identities across languages
- Chapter 6. Slippery pathways in French-English bilingualism 115
- Chapter 7. Anglophonism and francophonism 129
- Chapter 8. Hybrid linguistic identities and identity opportunism 149
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Part III. Cameroon Pidgin English: Expanding functions and increasing users
- Chapter 9. Cameroon Pidgin English 169
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Part IV. Linguistic communication: Politeness and social identities
- Chapter 10 . Come greet Uncle Eric 191
- Chapter 11. Youthspeak 205
- On language policy, linguistic identity, and social interaction 219
- Appendices 225
- References 229
- Index 247