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Publication details [#39521]

Ngom, Fallou. 2004. Ethnic identity and linguistic hybridization in Senegal. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 170 : 95–111.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
ethnicity | hybrid speech act | identity negotiation | lingua franca | religion
Language as a subject
Wolof
Place, Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Journal WWW
www.degruyter.com/journal/key/IJSL/html

Annotation

This article investigates how language use in Senegal, where Wolof is the main lingua franca, mirrors ethnic, regional, and religious identities.