Abstract
Early intercultural contact occurred in West Africa through transatlantic slavery and colonisation. This led to the development of hybridized cultures in many parts of the world. Depending on the historical context in different communities, this cultural hybridization has manifested itelf in linguistic forms and is currently central in post-colonical discourse. It is possible to trace current power relations and social hierarchies in a particular community back to the relationship between colonial languages (which in many cases are used as official languages, languages of business and languages in education) and the indigenous local languages (which were disregarded in colonial times). This paper considers how the relationship between French and indigenous African languages, in such a context, is to be estimated in various domains of use.
Highlights
Die Assimilationspolitik Frankreichs, die sich durch eine direkte Verwaltung der Kolonien, die sprachliche, religiöse und kulturelle Assimilation ihrer Einwohner und die wirtschaftliche Ausbeutung der Kolonialgebiete kennzeichnete, hat die Förderung der lokalen afrikanischen Sprachen stark beeinträchtigt
It is possible to trace current power relations and social hierarchies in a particular community back to the relationship between colonial languages and the indigenous local languages
This paper considers how the relationship between French and indigenous African languages, in such a context, is to be estimated in various domains of use
Summary
Die Assimilationspolitik Frankreichs, die sich durch eine direkte Verwaltung der Kolonien, die sprachliche, religiöse und kulturelle Assimilation ihrer Einwohner und die wirtschaftliche Ausbeutung der Kolonialgebiete kennzeichnete, hat die Förderung der lokalen afrikanischen Sprachen stark beeinträchtigt. Die vorliegende Untersuchung ist allen Formen von Interferenzen zwischen dem Französischen und den einheimischen afrikanischen Sprachen sowohl im alltäglichen Leben als auch im Literaturbetrieb gewidmet.
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