Eric A. Anchimbe
List of John Benjamins publications for which Eric A. Anchimbe plays a role.
Journal
ISSN 0920-9034 | E-ISSN 1569-9870
Titles
Offers and Offer Refusals: A postcolonial pragmatics perspective on World Englishes
Eric A. Anchimbe
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 298] 2018. xix, 316 pp.
Subjects Discourse studies | English linguistics | Multilingualism | Pragmatics | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology
Language Policy and Identity Construction: The dynamics of Cameroon's multilingualism
Eric A. Anchimbe
[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society, 32] 2013. xxvi, 250 pp.
Subjects Applied linguistics | Language policy | Multilingualism | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology
2020 Chapter 13. Naming food in English in multilingual Cameroon Talking about Food: The social and the global in eating communities, Rüdiger, Sofia and Susanne Mühleisen (eds.), pp. 257–276 | Chapter
Naming food in a nativised variety of English in a
densely multilingual context like Cameroon is a complex phenomenon.
This is because certain foods or dishes carry sociocultural
significations that may be lost or altered if their original names
are translated or abandoned for others. Using data… read more
2013 ‘Motions of support’ and the communicative act of thanking in political discourse The Pragmatics of Political Discourse: Explorations across cultures, Fetzer, Anita (ed.), pp. 219–242 | Article
Using political discourses produced from below, i.e. by the common people in Cameroon rather than by prominent politicians, this chapter illustrates how the social act of thanking is realised in the written political discourse sub-genre called ‘motions of support’. These are letters read on radio… read more
2012 Private dialogue in public space: ‘Motions of support’ letters as response
to political action Dialogue in Politics, Berlin, Lawrence N. and Anita Fetzer (eds.), pp. 127–148 | Article
The writing of ‘motions of support’ (in French, ‘motions de soutien’), has become a regular practice in politics not only in Cameroon but in much of French-speaking Africa. ‘Motions of support’ are open letters written by members of political parties, elite associations, regional administrative… read more
2011 Review of Blackledge (2005): Discourse and Power in a Multilingual World Journal of Language and Politics 10:2, pp. 292–299 | Review
2008 ‘Veto the war but let no French head fall’: Linguistic avoidance strategies in Jacques Chirac’s pre-Iraq war interview transcripts Journal of Language and Politics 7:1, pp. 156–170 | Article
The eve of the ongoing Iraq war was a decisive moment for world leaders since they, given American pressure, had to choose between being with US or with the enemies. It meant treading on potentially threatening issues that could harm inter-national alliances and friendships. This paper illustrates… read more
2007 Review of Kouega (2006): Aspects of Cameroon English Usage: A Lexical Appraisal English World-Wide 28:2, pp. 210–214 | Review