Paulin G. Djité
List of John Benjamins publications for which Paulin G. Djité plays a role.
2012 Droits linguistiques et droits de l’homme: Le cas de la Côte d’Ivoire Language Problems and Language Planning 36:1, pp. 46–68 | Article
En dépit de la Déclaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen (1789, article 11), suivie de la Charte des Nations Unies (1945), de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme (1948 : article 2) et de la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme (1950 : articles 4, 6, 10 11, et 14) dont… read more
2008 From liturgy to technology: Modernizing the languages of Africa Language Problems and Language Planning 32:2, pp. 133–152 | Article
Language is generally not perceived as playing a significant role in the causes of underdevelopment in Africa, and therefore not thought of or mentioned in trying to work out solutions to this situation. The absence of linguistic input in development planning in Africa is one of the key reasons why… read more
2006 Shifts in linguistic identities in a global world Language Problems and Language Planning 30:1, pp. 1–20 | Article
Language diversity and the necessity of communicating across language boundaries have almost naturally fostered a desire to learn the languages of one’s neighbors, the languages of the playground and/or the languages of the market place. This process continues to increase with internal (rural… read more
1995 Review of Breton (1992): Les Ethnies Language Problems and Language Planning 19:3, pp. 313–315 | Review
1993 Francophonie: Gain d'humanité ou perte d'identité? Language Problems and Language Planning 17:3, pp. 254–264 | Miscellaneous
SUMMARY Francophonie: Gain in Humanity or Loss of Identity? Since the first Summit of French-speaking countries in Paris in 1986, there is a new discourse about Francophonie. This article argues that the new discourse continues to either overlook or misinterpret the facts and cannot extricate… read more
1992 The French Revolution and the French Language: A Paradox? Language Problems and Language Planning 16:2, pp. 163–177 | Article
SOMMAIRE La révolution et la langue françaises: Y a-t-il paradoxe? L'histoire des indépendences des anciennes colonies françaises dans les années soixantes nous enseigne que la prise de conscience politique et l'émancipation des peuples de l'Afrique centrale et de l'Afrique de l'ouest sont dues aux… read more
1991 Langues et développement en Afrique Language Problems and Language Planning 15:2, pp. 121–138 | Article
SUMMARY Language and Development in Africa Development in Africa is often defined in technocratic terms that do not take language into account. Yet, the continent is beset by problems of development that are language-related. The integration of national languages and the full participation of all… read more
1991 Language profiles, language attitudes and acquisition planning: Implications for the National Policy on Languages Language Planning and Language Policy in Australia, Liddicoat, Anthony J. (ed.), pp. 77–88 | Article
How can the social and psychological contexts of a language affect the policy to increase the number of people who speak it? It is crucial to investigate this question at a time when Australia’s ability to compete in a changing world has brought the study of LOTE to the forefront. As the… read more
1990 Les langues africaines dans la nouvelle francophonie Language Problems and Language Planning 14:1, pp. 20–32 | Article
RESUMO La afrikaj lingvoj en la nova franclingva komunumo Jam dum dudeko da jaroj, la franclingvaj landoj elspezis multajn fortojn je defendo kaj antaǔenigo de la franca lingvo. Akuzite pri ŝovinismo kaj elitismo, ili dum la pasinta jartrio estis devigataj krei al si novan publikan bildon - tiun… read more
1988 The Spread of Dyula and Popular French in Côte d'Ivoire: Implications for Language Policy Language Problems and Language Planning 12:3, pp. 213–225 | Article
SOMMAIRE Le rayonnement du Dioula et du français populaire en Côte d'Ivoire: Son rapport à la politique linguistique Cet article montre, à travers une présentation de la situation sociolinguistique de la Côte d'Ivoire, que: (1) le Français Standard, en dépit de son statut de langue nationale et… read more
1988 Correcting Errors in Language Classification: Monolingual Nuclei and Multilingual Satellites Language Problems and Language Planning 12:1, pp. 1–13 | Article
SOMMAIRE Corriger des erreurs dans la classification langagière: Noyau monolingue et satellites multilingues Cet article présente un exemple de division langagière arbitraire (Guéré/Wo-bé), et montre pourquoi il est possible de soutenir qu'il existe en Côte d'Ivoire des noyaux monolingues et des… read more