at Google ScholarTitle data
Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Naming food in English in multilingual Cameroon.
In: Rüdiger, Sofia ; Mühleisen, Susanne
(ed.):
Talking about Food : The social and the Global in Eating Communities. -
Amsterdam
: Benjamins
,
2020
. - pp. 257-276
. - (IMPACT
; 47
)
ISBN 9789027207081
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/impact.47.13anc
Abstract in another language
Naming food in a nativised variety of English in a densely multilingual context like Cameroon is a complex phenomenon. This is because certain foods or dishes carry sociocultural significations that may be lost or altered if their original names are translated or abandoned for others. Using data from the food blog <www.preciouscore.com>, this paper explains the word formation processes used and the social meanings embedded in food names in Cameroon English (CamE). Borrowing and compounding emerge as the most common processes, although there are a few cases of metaphorical extension. The data is analysed using the competition and selection hypothesis (Mufwene 2001) and the framework of filtration processes (Anchimbe 2006), both anchored in the World Englishes paradigm.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a book |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Chair English Linguistics Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Chair English Linguistics > Chair English Linguistics - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Susanne Mühleisen Research Institutions > Central research institutes > Institute of African Studies - IAS Research Institutions > Collaborative Research Centers, Research Unit > EXC 2052 - Africa Multiple: Afrikastudien neu gestalten Graduate Schools > BIGSAS |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 400 Language 400 Language > 410 Linguistics |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2026 06:48 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Apr 2026 06:48 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/96837 |