A preliminary description of Ugandan English
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2293702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nico Nassenstein (0000-0001-9530-2949, Institute for African Studies, University of Cologne Meister‐Ekkehart‐Str 7, 50923 Cologne Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 396-420 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Englishes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-2919 • E-ISSN: 1467-971X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/weng.12205 |
| OpenAlex | W2460778157 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 16 |
The present paper aims at describing the English variety spoken in Uganda through a discussion of its main phonological as well as morphological features that can be traced back to contact-induced change. Luganda as the main lingua franca in Kampala as well as other languages such as Acholi have had a strong impact on speakers' phonological realizations as well as on certain morphological structures that can be found in Ugandan English today. This does not solely concern borrowing strategies of structural and lexical elements, but also various cases of calquing. Furthermore, insights into syntactic change as well as pragmatics (that reveal Luganda-like politeness patterns) conclude the brief description of modern Ugandan English
Language contact · Lingua franca · Linguistics · Politeness · Pragmatics · Sociology · Varieties of English · Variety (cybernetics · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Philosophy · Artificial Intelligence
Between exonormative traditions and local acceptance
Homogeneity and heterogeneity in the pronunciation of English among Ugandans
Thanking strategies in Ghanaian English and Ugandan English
Playing with accents
Post‐protectorate Uganda and current models of influence across Englishes
The modal shall is still alive and well in East African English
Between first language influence, exonormative orientation and migration
| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |