Language Making of Creoles in multilingual postcolonial societies

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ID4765692
AuthorsPhilipp Krämer (0009-0009-6487-0332, Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin , Germany, corresponding author), Eric Mijts (0000-0002-5055-8067, University of Aruba , Oranjestad , Aruba), Angela Bartens (0000-0002-1079-5199, University of Turku , Turku , Finland)
Year2022
Volume2022
Issue274
Pages51-82
Publication date2022-03-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/ijsl-2021-0018
OpenAlexW4220710793
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited65

This article investigates Language Making processes in multilingual postcolonial societies where Creole languages are spoken. It raises the question whether or not Language Making in these settings differs from other contexts given the historical preconditions and social, economic, or political inequalities which persist after the colonial period. The paper discusses the potentials of Language Making to support or impede efforts of decolonization. With the help of examples from several Creole-speaking societies, it shows different approaches to conceptualizing Creole languages as linguistic entities with the creation or emergence of norms, different naming strategies or through language policy and planning. It examines the potential contribution of different agents of Language Making and illustrates cases in which Language Making is countered or languages are un-made. As a conclusion, the article shows that the concept of Language Making may need further expansion or nuancing in order to avoid a "Northern" or "Western" bias

Colonialism · Creole language · Decolonization · English-based creole languages · Foreign language · Language contact · Language policy · Language shift · Linguistics · Making-of · Modern language · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy

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