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Article: 'The only language we speak really well'. The English creoles of Equatorial Guinea and West Africa at the intersection of language ideologies and language policies
Title | 'The only language we speak really well'. The English creoles of Equatorial Guinea and West Africa at the intersection of language ideologies and language policies |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Africa creole discourse language ideology Spanish |
Issue Date | 2016 |
Publisher | De Gruyter Mouton. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.degruyter.de/journals/ijsl |
Citation | International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2016, v. 239, p. 211-234 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This article explores the nexus between language policies and language ideologies in Equatorial Guinea and West Africa. By analyzing spoken and written discourses in Spanish and Pichi, I identify a set of ideas and beliefs about Pichi and the semiotic processes by which they have emerged. The comparison of Pichi with Krio, Nigerian Pidgin, Cameroon Pidgin and Ghanaian Pidgin English shows that Pichi is the most disadvantaged of the West African English-lexicon creoles with respect to a number of sociolinguistic characteristics. I argue that linguistic ideologies about Pichi have contributed significantly to disregarding language policy options for elevating the status and extending the uses of Pichi in Equatorial Guinea. Pichi is nevertheless projected to expand its social functions by gradually conquering additional domains of use as has been the case with the other English creoles of West Africa. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/217978 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.1 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.608 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Yakpo, K | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-18T06:20:10Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-09-18T06:20:10Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2016, v. 239, p. 211-234 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0165-2516 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/217978 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This article explores the nexus between language policies and language ideologies in Equatorial Guinea and West Africa. By analyzing spoken and written discourses in Spanish and Pichi, I identify a set of ideas and beliefs about Pichi and the semiotic processes by which they have emerged. The comparison of Pichi with Krio, Nigerian Pidgin, Cameroon Pidgin and Ghanaian Pidgin English shows that Pichi is the most disadvantaged of the West African English-lexicon creoles with respect to a number of sociolinguistic characteristics. I argue that linguistic ideologies about Pichi have contributed significantly to disregarding language policy options for elevating the status and extending the uses of Pichi in Equatorial Guinea. Pichi is nevertheless projected to expand its social functions by gradually conquering additional domains of use as has been the case with the other English creoles of West Africa. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | De Gruyter Mouton. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.degruyter.de/journals/ijsl | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of the Sociology of Language | - |
dc.rights | The final publication is available at www.degruyter.com | - |
dc.subject | Africa | - |
dc.subject | creole | - |
dc.subject | discourse | - |
dc.subject | language ideology | - |
dc.subject | Spanish | - |
dc.title | 'The only language we speak really well'. The English creoles of Equatorial Guinea and West Africa at the intersection of language ideologies and language policies | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Yakpo, K: kofi@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Yakpo, K=rp01715 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1515/ijsl-2016-0010 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84971016389 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 251918 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1613-3668 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Berlin | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0165-2516 | - |