Chapter 7. Language choice, identity, and power in the Cameroonian parliament

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Table of contents ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. Language contact in a postcolonial setting: Research approaches to Cameroon English and Cameroon Pidgin English 3
6. Part I. Cameroon English: Properties and frameworks
7. Chapter 2. The expression of modality in Cameroon English 29
8. Chapter 3. A cognitive sociolinguistic approach to the lexicon of Cameroon English and other world Englishes 63
9. Chapter 4. Reading Cameroon English phonology through the Trilateral Process 77
10. Chapter 5. One variety, di¤erent ethnic tongues: A phonological perspective on Nso’ English 99
11. Chapter 6. The filtration processes in Cameroon English 117
12. Chapter 7. Language choice, identity, and power in the Cameroonian parliament 141
13. Part II. Cameroon Pidgin English: Properties and history
14. Chapter 8. Tense and aspect in Cameroon Pidgin English 165
15. Chapter 9. Reduplication in Cameroon Pidgin English: Formal and functional perspectives 191
16. Chapter 10. Pronouns in Cameroon Pidgin English 215
17. Chapter 11. Gud Nyus fo Pidgin?: Bible translation as language elaboration in Cameroon Pidgin English 245
18. Chapter 12. German colonial influences on, and representations of, Cameroon Pidgin English 269
19. Part III. Texts and more texts
20. Written and oral samples of Cameroon English and Cameroon Pidgin English 299
21. Contributors 313
22. Author index 317
23. Subject index 319