Cambridge Scholars Publishing Aspects of Cameroon Englishes

In spite of the fact that World Englishes theorizing projects a monolithic picture of English in Cameroon by focusing mostly on Cameroon Anglophone English (generally called Cameroon English), this book argues, with empirical evidence, that Cameroon harbours different world Englishes that display different realities and different describable aspects and trends, a complicated sociolinguistic scenario that challenges nation-based World Englishes paradigms. The book will be indispensable for different stakeholders, including scholars of World Englishes, general linguists, sociolinguists, creolists, phonologists, syntacticians, pedagogues, and students. In addition to describing the sociolinguistic and typological hallmarks of the different world Englishes that hold sway in Cameroon and highlighting their variety-specific peculiarities, the book further evaluates the plausibility and applicability of nation-based World Englishes paradigms in Cameroon, a country whose complex sociolinguistic landscape is comparable only to that of South Africa. About the Author Aloysius Ngefac is Professor of English Language and Linguistics, and holds a PhD from the University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon, where he is currently teaching at the Higher Teacher Training College. He is the author of Social Differentiation in Cameroon English and Sociolinguistic and Structural Aspects of Cameroon Creole English, and has published articles in such journals as English Today, World Englishes, and English World-Wide.