Language Policy and Identity Construction

Introduction: Language policy and identity construction in multilingual Cameroon

Chapter 1. Functional marginalisation and the future of indigenous languages: More official functions for indigenous languages

Chapter 2. Language policy towards indigenous languages: Many decrees and laws but less practice

Chapter 3. Constraints to indigenous language empowerment: On language relevance, views from below

Chapter 4. Crossing the survival line: Factors that protect indigenous languages from extinction

Chapter 5.Towards a regional multilingualism model: Empowering indigenous languages through policy and functional utility

Chapter 6. Slippery pathways in French-English bilingualism: Cameroon is bilingual but Cameroonians are not

Chapter 7. Anglophonism and francophonism: Tendencies in official language identity

Chapter 8. Hybrid linguistic identities and identity opportunism: Switching identity together with language

Chapter 9. Cameroon Pidgin English: Expanding functions and increasing users

Chapter 10. Come greet Uncle Eric: Politeness and respect through kinship terms

Chapter 11. Youthspeak: Lexical markers of youth group communication

On language policy, linguistic identity, and social interaction: General implications and further research

Appendices

References