Chapter 10 . Come greet Uncle Eric

Chapters in this book

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