Publications

Publication details [#33024]

Ngom, Fallou. 2003. The social status of Arabic, French, and English in the Senegalese speech community. Language Variation and Change 15 (3) : 351–368.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN
0954-3945

Annotation

This study statistically analyzes the number of loanwords from Arabic, French, and English in Senegalese Wolof speakers' vernacular, using the Wilcoxon test across three registers (cultural, political, and religious), age groups, and gender. The study argues that loanwords in Wolof reflect the social groups in Senegal and the prestige of lender-languages. First, the article discusses the influence of foreign languages in Senegal. Second, it examines the social status of loanwords from these languages. Third, it shows the relationships between loanwords, registers, age group, and gender in Senegal.