Boussougou, Sosth�ene, <br/><br/>
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. 
 - Newcastle upon Tyne :  Cambridge Scholars Publishing,  2015. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1443883255 9781443883252 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>839033  MIL 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB6I2515  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>017939980  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>French language--Political aspects--Gabon.<br/>Sociolinguistics.<br/>Interdisciplinary studies.<br/>Colonialism & imperialism.<br/>FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--French.<br/>French language--Political aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Gabon.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PC3680.A38 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>447.9