Language Attitude and Language Conflict in West AfricaHerbert Igboanusi This varied collection of essays explores the vast, complex and contentious subject of language in West Africa. The essayists adopt the perspective that languages - indigenous African and European - and the attitudes of their speakers are inseparable from social and historical identities and wider debates about political cultures. A major aspect of the work covers the attitudes of Nigerians of differing linguistic identities and social profiles to foreign languages vis-a-vis indigenous languages. Other contributors examine the conflicts resulting from the situation of a multiplicity of languages - e.g. Igbo as internal conflict, against English as external conflict; language attitude in market transaction; and attitudes towards pidgin. One essay branches out into philosophies of cultural relativism, human communication and intercultural relations, presenting a critique of Anta Diop and Kwasi Wiredu. A final piece considers the utilisation of information for development in Nigeria, and cultural shock. |
Contents
Language attitude patterns of Nigerians | 1 |
Attitude to foreign languages and indigenous language use in Nigeria | 14 |
the case of German students | 30 |
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According African languages argues attempt attitude awareness become Buyer Cameroon Central colonial communication conflict context cultural dialect discussion dominant economic effect English language especially ethnic European example existence experience expressed fact factors foreign languages French function Gambia German given groups Hausa historical human Ibadan Igbo important indigenous languages influence interest internal issue Krio linguistic London look major languages means minority mother tongue multilingual naira national language Nigeria Nigerian languages noted observed official orthography participants particular person Pidgin planning political position possible Press primary problem programmes question reasons References relations respondents result role schools sell Seller shows situation social society speak speakers spoken Standard status Text three major traditional transaction translation University values variety West Yoruba
References to this book
Los retos de la planificación del lenguaje en el siglo XXI, Volumes 1-2 Roland Terborg Limited preview - 2006 |