Esther P Chie
Biographic Data
| ID | 222935 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Esther P Chie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Esther P |
| FAMILY NAME | Chie |
| SIGNATURE | CHIE E P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bamenda |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Impact of Bible translation on the preservation of Itangikom, Lamnso and Mungaka
This study explores the role of Bible translation in preserving Itangikom, Lamnso, and Mungaka—three minority languages in Cameroon’s North West Region. Using a mixed-methods approach, data were collected from interviews with five linguists and ten translators, questionnaires from 150 native speakers, focus group discussions with community elders, and analysis of translated texts. Drawing on Ethnolinguistic Vitality Theory (Fishman, 1991), Sociol…
Evolution of Colonial Towns and Factors Influencing Toponymic Practices in Germano-Anglo Cameroon
The study examines Germano-Anglo colonial towns in Cameroon to determine factors accounting for the scarcity of infrastructure as well as streets and places with Eurocentric names. Using primary and secondary data, it demonstrates that the lack of infrastructure in the polity is a function of negligence by colonial and post-colonial authorities. With few pieces of public infrastructure, the authorities have had few streets and places to attribute…
CDC Company Towns in Cameroon
The article analyzes company towns with particular emphasis on the workers’ camps of the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC) in Cameroon. The avowed purpose of the camps from their inception during the colonial era has always been to meet the housing needs of workers. However, the article contends that the camps were designed to accomplish two principal, albeit unstated, objectives, namely, 1) to articulate power and maintain social order in b…
Vocabularies of Spatiality in French Colonial Urbanism
The study analyses toponymic practices in two colonial spaces on two continents. The colonial spaces, Dakar and Saigon, were capitals of the Federation of French West Africa and French Indochina, respectively. Toponymy is used as a tool to articulate socio-cultural and political power in both spaces; also, streets were christened after French military, politico-administrative and religious personalities. Two differences are noted. First, streets …
Vocabularies of Spatiality in French Colonial Urbanism
The study analyses toponymic practices in two colonial spaces on two continents. The colonial spaces, Dakar and Saigon, were capitals of the Federation of French West Africa and French Indochina, respectively. Toponymy is used as a tool to articulate socio-cultural and political power in both spaces; also, streets were christened after French military, politico-administrative and religious personalities. Two differences are noted. First, streets …
Evolution of Colonial Towns and Factors Influencing Toponymic Practices in Germano-Anglo Cameroon
The study examines Germano-Anglo colonial towns in Cameroon to determine factors accounting for the scarcity of infrastructure as well as streets and places with Eurocentric names. Using primary and secondary data, it demonstrates that the lack of infrastructure in the polity is a function of negligence by colonial and post-colonial authorities. With few pieces of public infrastructure, the authorities have had few streets and places to attribute…
Vocabularies of Spatiality in French Colonial Urbanism
The study analyses toponymic practices in two colonial spaces on two continents. The colonial spaces, Dakar and Saigon, were capitals of the Federation of French West Africa and French Indochina, respectively. Toponymy is used as a tool to articulate socio-cultural and political power in both spaces; also, streets were christened after French military, politico-administrative and religious personalities. Two differences are noted. First, streets …
CDC Company Towns in Cameroon
The article analyzes company towns with particular emphasis on the workers’ camps of the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC) in Cameroon. The avowed purpose of the camps from their inception during the colonial era has always been to meet the housing needs of workers. However, the article contends that the camps were designed to accomplish two principal, albeit unstated, objectives, namely, 1) to articulate power and maintain social order in b…
Evolution of Colonial Towns and Factors Influencing Toponymic Practices in Germano-Anglo Cameroon
The study examines Germano-Anglo colonial towns in Cameroon to determine factors accounting for the scarcity of infrastructure as well as streets and places with Eurocentric names. Using primary and secondary data, it demonstrates that the lack of infrastructure in the polity is a function of negligence by colonial and post-colonial authorities. With few pieces of public infrastructure, the authorities have had few streets and places to attribute…
Impact of Bible translation on the preservation of Itangikom, Lamnso and Mungaka
This study explores the role of Bible translation in preserving Itangikom, Lamnso, and Mungaka—three minority languages in Cameroon’s North West Region. Using a mixed-methods approach, data were collected from interviews with five linguists and ten translators, questionnaires from 150 native speakers, focus group discussions with community elders, and analysis of translated texts. Drawing on Ethnolinguistic Vitality Theory (Fishman, 1991), Sociol…
Colonialism (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works)