Beschreibung
This study analyses the evolution of ethnolinguistic variability in Cameroon English (CamE) pronunciation along the educational echelon. Focus is on the phonetic/phonological variables of ethnolects distinctive from Received Pronunciation and CamE, and markers which prompt attitudinal reactions in speakers and listeners’ perceptions.
Autorenportrait
Kelen Ernesta Fonyuy has a PhD in sociolinguistics from the University of Bayreuth (Germany). Her fields of research are in domains of sociolinguistics such as sociophonetics, contact, variationist, and applied linguistics, etc. She has scientific publications in international journals and book chapters.
Inhalt
Contents: Cameroon English phonetic variation in its social context in diachronic and synchronic times and spaces – Non-dominant and mainstream varieties of Cameroon English pronunciation.