French in Multilingual Anglophone Africa

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About the Editors and Contributors
Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: Prospects of French Language in Nigeria

Chapter 1: Bilingualism and the Prospects of French in Nigeria
Musibau Olatunji Adesola (Lagos State University, Nigeria)
Chapter 2: French Language and Human Resource Development in Nigeria: An Appraisal
Ifeoma Mabel Onyemelukwe (Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria), Pascal Iheanacho Ohanma (Achievers University, Nigeria), and Michelle Onyedikachi Ohanma (Achievers University, Nigeria)
Chapter 3: Optimizing Japaism by Leveraging Bilingualism: A Case for the French Language towards Human Capital Development of Nigerians
Olayemi Esther Akinrinmade (Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Nigeria) and Segun Afolabi (University of Regina, Canada)
Chapter 4: A Contrastive Analysis of French and Anaang Pronominal Inflections
Miriam Stephen Inegbe (Akwa Ibon State University, Nigeria)
Chapter 5: Contributions of RANEUF to French Studies in Nigeria: A Critical Review
Abdulrahman Burour Ibrahim (Kwara State University, Nigeria) and Tajudeen Abodunrin Osunniran (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria)

Part II: French Language in Translation / Interpretation

Chapter 6: Translations of Yoruba Literatures into French: Tunde Ajiboye and Olaoye Abioye as Cultural Mediators
Olusegun Adegboye Gbadegesin (Ekiti State University, Nigeria)
Chapter 7: Cultural Challenges in Translating African Literary Texts: The Case of a French - English Translation of L'ambassadeur by Eke
Nkechinyere Obiageri Chidi-Mbah (Abia State University, Nigeria)
Chapter 8: An Evaluation of Ezeh's French-Igbo Translation of Molière's Les Femmes Savantes (Filamint Na Ndi Otu Ya)
Ihechi Obisike Nkoro (Abia State University, Nigeria)
Chapter 9: Translation and Interpretation in Nigeria: A Comparative Study of French and Yoruba Proverbs
Uzoma Patience Agwu (National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria), Monisola Ronke Fáladé (National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria), and Olubunmi Okeowo Femi-Amao (National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria)
Chapter 10: Concept Narrowing and Broadening in Subtitle Translation of Compliments from English into French in Nigerian Selected Movies: A Relevance-Theoretic Approach
Olukayode Temidayo Babatunde (Landmark University, Nigeria)

Part III: French Language in Literary Works

Chapter 11: A Historical Overview of Nigerian Literary Works Written in French: Translated From or Into French (1930-2023)
Ihechi Obisike Nkoro (Abia State University, Nigeria) and Ugonna Ezinne Ubah (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria)
Chapter 12: Evolving Perspectives of French Language in Nigerian Literary Creations
Ikechi Gilbert (Imo State University, Nigeria)
Conclusion

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