Eric A Anchimbe
Biographic Data
| ID | 128676 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eric A Anchimbe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eric A |
| FAMILY NAME | Anchimbe |
| SIGNATURE | ANCHIMBE E A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bayreuth |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Postcolonial Pragmatics and World Englishes
World Englishes research on pragmatics, especially in postcolonial contexts, has been slow in emerging since the 1970s. A possible reason for this could be the absence of coherent theoretical frameworks for the complex nature of these societies. In this regard, the theoretical framework postcolonial pragmatics offers analytical tools for investigating pragmatic phenomena in societies that were affected by colonial contact. Its underlying premise …
World Englishes
Since the 1970s, “World Englishes” (WEs) has developed into an encompassing research field. Its main focus has been on categorizing, describing, and studying the English language as used in different parts of the world. Initially viewing the varieties as deviations from the so‐called native standard English, the field has evolved significantly over the years and now considers all varieties of the language as outcomes of similar evolutionary proce…
Individual Lives in Collectivist Faces
Cameroon Pidgin as Index of Speakers’ Social Statuses and Roles
The Roots of the Anglophone Problem
[T]he intertwined nature of language, politics, and identity permeates the nation, its institutions, and the public and private lives of its citizens
Digital Narratives of Belonging as Anglophone or Francophone in a Cameroon Online News Forum
Using readers’ comments on an online news forum (The Post newspaper), this paper describes patterns of belonging to the historical (colonial) linguistic in-group anglophone and out-group francophone in Cameroon. These groups emerged from the British-French colonisation of the country after WW1, with anglophones representing the former British colony and francophones the French. My focus is on the use of eight plural pronouns and how they index in…
Varieties of English in Cameroon
In 1976 when Mbassi‐Manga's paper “The State of Contemporary English in Cameroon” was published, there was no—or he made no—distinction between Cameroon English and Cameroon Pidgin English.
Lexical strategies in verbal linguistic victimisation in Cameroon
The aim of this illustrative paper is to show how words and expressions are coined or changed in Cameroonian speech in English and French in order to insult or stereotype other groups of people. Taken along official language lines, ethnic boundaries and social divides, these lexical elements reproduce some aspect of the addressee's history, social stance, academic achievement, professional background, linguistic and political belonging, and even …
On not calling people by their names
Postcolonial pragmatics
Revisiting the notion of maturation in new Englishes
For the past thirty years or so, research on new Englishes has been predominantly based on identifying at what point and to what extent these varieties of English deviate from the native or older varieties (typically British and American). Often considered and treated as outcomes of deficient or inadequate acquisition of the native and/or as heavily influenced by co‐existing indigenous languages, these Englishes have been conceptually interpreted…
Veto the war but let no French head fall
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 using transcripts of Jacques Chiracs (then French president) interviews the linguistic avoidance strategies used to avoid, redefine, recontextualise, r…
Simone Müller, Discourse Markers in Native and Non-native English Discourse
Local meaning in the English of West Africa
THIS ARTICLE addresses differences in meaning that are current in English as it is used along the West African coast. It is not uncommon for an ESL teacher to be confronted with such questions as, ‘Is that what “stranger” means?’ or such responses as, ‘Sir, I do not have a “belly”!’ However, in this context, a sound knowledge (or simply an awareness) of new meanings attached to old words may save some embarrassment. This paper proposes that, for …
World Englishes and the American tongue
Are the other varieties of English under threat from the United States? This paper reviews the place of the United States of America (her English and culture) in the contemporary world, especially with regard to the spread and use of the English language. World War II and its aftermath raised America to the height of political, economic, commercial, technological strength which saw the transformation of English from being a reserve of the British…
Postcolonial pragmatics
On not calling people by their names
Veto the war but let no French head fall
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 using transcripts of Jacques Chiracs (then French president) interviews the linguistic avoidance strategies used to avoid, redefine, recontextualise, r…
The Roots of the Anglophone Problem
[T]he intertwined nature of language, politics, and identity permeates the nation, its institutions, and the public and private lives of its citizens
Local meaning in the English of West Africa
THIS ARTICLE addresses differences in meaning that are current in English as it is used along the West African coast. It is not uncommon for an ESL teacher to be confronted with such questions as, ‘Is that what “stranger” means?’ or such responses as, ‘Sir, I do not have a “belly”!’ However, in this context, a sound knowledge (or simply an awareness) of new meanings attached to old words may save some embarrassment. This paper proposes that, for …
World Englishes and the American tongue
Are the other varieties of English under threat from the United States? This paper reviews the place of the United States of America (her English and culture) in the contemporary world, especially with regard to the spread and use of the English language. World War II and its aftermath raised America to the height of political, economic, commercial, technological strength which saw the transformation of English from being a reserve of the British…
Simone Müller, Discourse Markers in Native and Non-native English Discourse
Veto the war but let no French head fall
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 using transcripts of Jacques Chiracs (then French president) interviews the linguistic avoidance strategies used to avoid, redefine, recontextualise, r…
Revisiting the notion of maturation in new Englishes
For the past thirty years or so, research on new Englishes has been predominantly based on identifying at what point and to what extent these varieties of English deviate from the native or older varieties (typically British and American). Often considered and treated as outcomes of deficient or inadequate acquisition of the native and/or as heavily influenced by co‐existing indigenous languages, these Englishes have been conceptually interpreted…
On not calling people by their names
Postcolonial pragmatics
Varieties of English in Cameroon
In 1976 when Mbassi‐Manga's paper “The State of Contemporary English in Cameroon” was published, there was no—or he made no—distinction between Cameroon English and Cameroon Pidgin English.
Lexical strategies in verbal linguistic victimisation in Cameroon
The aim of this illustrative paper is to show how words and expressions are coined or changed in Cameroonian speech in English and French in order to insult or stereotype other groups of people. Taken along official language lines, ethnic boundaries and social divides, these lexical elements reproduce some aspect of the addressee's history, social stance, academic achievement, professional background, linguistic and political belonging, and even …
Digital Narratives of Belonging as Anglophone or Francophone in a Cameroon Online News Forum
Using readers’ comments on an online news forum (The Post newspaper), this paper describes patterns of belonging to the historical (colonial) linguistic in-group anglophone and out-group francophone in Cameroon. These groups emerged from the British-French colonisation of the country after WW1, with anglophones representing the former British colony and francophones the French. My focus is on the use of eight plural pronouns and how they index in…
Cameroon Pidgin as Index of Speakers’ Social Statuses and Roles
The Roots of the Anglophone Problem
[T]he intertwined nature of language, politics, and identity permeates the nation, its institutions, and the public and private lives of its citizens
Individual Lives in Collectivist Faces
Postcolonial Pragmatics and World Englishes
World Englishes research on pragmatics, especially in postcolonial contexts, has been slow in emerging since the 1970s. A possible reason for this could be the absence of coherent theoretical frameworks for the complex nature of these societies. In this regard, the theoretical framework postcolonial pragmatics offers analytical tools for investigating pragmatic phenomena in societies that were affected by colonial contact. Its underlying premise …
World Englishes
Since the 1970s, “World Englishes” (WEs) has developed into an encompassing research field. Its main focus has been on categorizing, describing, and studying the English language as used in different parts of the world. Initially viewing the varieties as deviations from the so‐called native standard English, the field has evolved significantly over the years and now considers all varieties of the language as outcomes of similar evolutionary proce…
Sociology (12 works) · Linguistics (9 works) · History (7 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (7 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (5 works) · Pidgin (5 works) · Politics (5 works)