25. Contact and African Englishes

  1. Raymond Hickey Chair
  1. Rajend Mesthrie Professor President

Published Online: 16 MAR 2010

DOI: 10.1002/9781444318159.ch25

Book Title

The Handbook of Language Contact

The Handbook of Language Contact

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How to Cite

Mesthrie, R. (2010) Contact and African Englishes, in The Handbook of Language Contact (ed R. Hickey), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444318159.ch25

Editor Information

  1. Department of English, Essen University, Germany

Author Information

  1. University of Cape Town, South Africa

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 16 MAR 2010
  2. Published Print: 9 APR 2010

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405175807

Online ISBN: 9781444318159

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Keywords:

  • contact and African Englishes;
  • Anglo-African contact;
  • English as a second language (ESL);
  • Four traditional language phyla, identified within Africa: Afro-Asiatic, Niger-Congo, Nilo-Saharan, and Khoe-San;
  • contact versus non-contact effects;
  • effects of contact in SSE phonology;
  • with merger of TRAP and STRUT - found in East and Southern Africa;
  • possible roles for spelling pronunciations

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Background to Anglo-African Contact

  • Contact versus Non-Contact Effects

  • Effects of Contact in SSE Phonology

  • Contact and SSE Syntax

  • Conclusion

  • References

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