Gaps in sociolinguistic research in sub-Saharan Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4178910 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paulin G Djité (Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny , Abidjan , Côte d’Ivoire, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 2021 |
| Issue | 267-268 |
| Pages | 91-98 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl-2020-0062 |
| OpenAlex | W3137391030 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
In the mid-1960s, a catchphrase in academic circles was, « Des chercheurs qui cherchent, on en trouve; mais des chercheurs qui trouvent, on en cherche », pointing out that many researchers were "Chindōgu researchers", that is to say researchers engaging in "useless" research, rather than coming up with actionable research findings. Along the same lines, this paper sets out to offer an analytical perspective on sociolinguistic research output and focus in sub-Saharan Africa and suggest a number of sociolinguistic research priorities
Art · Epistemology · Ethnology · Geography · Linguistics · Physics · Sociology · Visual arts · Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |