Research Catalog

Title

Language, literature, and social discourse in Africa : essays in honour of Emmanuel Nges Chia / edited by Vincent A. Tanda, Henry K. Jick, Pius N. Tamanji.

Publication

Bamenda : Agwecams, 2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Tanda, Vincent A.
• Jick, Henry K. (Henry Kah)
• Tamanji, Pius Ngwa, 1965-2014.
• Chia, Emmanuel.
• University of Buea.

Description

xvii, 315 p.; 24 cm.

Alternative Title

Language, literature, & social discourse

Subject

• Chia, Emmanuel
• Sociolinguistics > Africa
• Sociolinguistics > Cameroon
• African languages
• African languages > Social aspects
• African literature > Social aspects
• Literature and society > Africa
• Cameroon > Languages

Note

• Cover title.
• Copyright by the Departments of English and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, University of Buea, 2009.
• "Selected papers from a festschrift in honour of Emmanuel Nges Chia on his 65th birthday"--Caption title.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Emmanuel Nges Chia : the man and linguistics as a socio-political force for the transformation of society / Vincent Tanda -- Indigenous language broadcasts in Cameroon and national unity : the case of Radio Buea / Michael Etuge Apuge & Sheila F. Atungsiri -- The acceptability factor in the mother-tongue based multilingual education practice in Cameroon : teaching the MT or teaching in the MT? / Pius N. Tamanji -- A sociolinguistic analysis of Bole Butake's Lake God and The survivors / Henry K. Jick & Florence A.E. Tabe Oben -- On the (ir)relevance of grammar : to teach or not to teach? / Paul Mbufong -- Le discours de formation scolaire : entre réalité discursive et réalité sociale / Martine Fandio Ndawouo -- Beyond the perspectives of national identity : the case for bilingual Cameroon / Samuel Tabah Nforgwei -- Subtitling as a tool for the promotion of bilingualism/multilingualism in Cameroon / Lum Suzanne Ayonghe -- Translation of the drama text as an incomplete entity / Joseph Che Suh -- Reduplication in Gunu : segmental and prosodic description / Gratien G. Atindogbé & Evelyn Fogwe Chibaka -- Kejom (Babanki) tense system / Pius W. Akumbu -- Patterns of associations of floating tones in Bafut / Ayu'nwi N. Neba & Pius N. Tamanji -- A linguistic history of Efik : from the beginning to the present / Eyo O. Mensah & Mercy I. Ugot -- The African writer and the challenges of globalization / Kashim Ibrahim Tala -- Globalization and traditional non-verbal communication symbols of Mbum Land : issues, dilemmas, and challenges / Henry K. Jick & Andrew T. Ngeh -- Mapping African feminisms / Elvira N. Meoto.

Call Number

Sc D 11-1019

ISBN

• 9956270067
• 9789956270064

OCLC

703930371

Title

Language, literature, and social discourse in Africa : essays in honour of Emmanuel Nges Chia / edited by Vincent A. Tanda, Henry K. Jick, Pius N. Tamanji.

Imprint

Bamenda : Agwecams, 2009.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Tanda, Vincent A.

Jick, Henry K. (Henry Kah)

Tamanji, Pius Ngwa, 1965-2014.

Chia, Emmanuel.

University of Buea.

Running Title

Language, literature, & social discourse

Research Call Number

Sc D 11-1019