The Impact of French on the African vernacular languages : for better or for worse? Gabon as a case study / Sosth�ene Boussougou and Karim Menacere.

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Boussougou, Sosth�ene [author.]

Contributor(s):

Menacere, Karim [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

1443883255
9781443883252

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Electronic books.

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447.9 23

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PC3680.A38

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Summary: Following independence from their respective colonial regimes, seventeen African countries adopted French as their national language. This political move has had a number of consequences, both positive and negative, leading to the central question of this book: was the adoption of French as their national language a blessing or a curse for these countries? Is Francophonie a symbol of unity, a means of networking for French speakers in a globalised world, offering a sense of belonging through linguistic and cross-cultural, shared values, or is it a form of cultural imperialism in disguise? The.

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Following independence from their respective colonial regimes, seventeen African countries adopted French as their national language. This political move has had a number of consequences, both positive and negative, leading to the central question of this book: was the adoption of French as their national language a blessing or a curse for these countries? Is Francophonie a symbol of unity, a means of networking for French speakers in a globalised world, offering a sense of belonging through linguistic and cross-cultural, shared values, or is it a form of cultural imperialism in disguise? The.

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