Introduction: Indigenisation and Multilingualism : Extending the Debate on Language Evolution in Cameroon

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Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Introduction: Indigenisation and Multilingualism : Extending the Debate on Language Evolution in Cameroon.
In: Anchimbe, Eric A. (ed.): Structural and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Indigenisation : On Multilingualism and Language Evolution. - Dordrecht : Springer , 2014 . - pp. 1-19
ISBN 978-94-007-7881-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7881-8_1

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This introductory chapter outlines the aims and objectives of this book, i.e. to further illustrate, using authentic, naturally-occurring data, processes of indigenisation in two ex-colonial languages, English and French, and a Pidgin, Cameroon Pidgin English, in Cameroon. Additionally, the volume investigates patterns of indigenisation beyond the level of grammar but at the level of discourse and social interaction from pragmatic and sociolinguistic perspectives. To achieve these aims, and by way of explaining the line of thinking in the chapters, this chapter defines the concept of indigenisation and situates it within current descriptions of postcolonial language varieties. It identifies the linguistic levels of indigenisation expounded on in the volume; explains the varied sources of indigenised features; and discerns the status of each language and their contribution to indigenisation within this multilingual setting.

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Item Type:	Article in a book
Refereed:	Yes
Keywords:	Indigenisation; Identity construction; Gendered discourses; Pragmatic perspectives; Adstrate; Substrate; Superstrate
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Chair English Linguistics > Chair English Linguistics - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Susanne Mühleisen Research Networks > African Studies Graduate Schools > BIGSAS
Result of work at the UBT:	Yes
DDC Subjects:	400 Language > 400 Language 400 Language > 410 Linguistics
Date Deposited:	21 Apr 2026 12:01
Last Modified:	21 Apr 2026 12:01
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/96854