Creole Language, Democracy, and the Illegible State in Cabo Verde (e-bog) af Amado, Abel Djassi
Amado, Abel Djassi (forfatter)

Creole Language, Democracy, and the Illegible State in Cabo Verde e-bog

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Creole Language, Democracy, and the Illegible State in Cabo Verde uses Cabo Verde as a case study to critically examine the language and politics nexus in a small Creole island state. The current sociolinguistic condition of the country is that of diglossia, whereby Portuguese assumes the language of power, prestige, and high culture at the expense of the mother tongue of its citizens, the Cabo...
E-bog 348,37 DKK
Forfattere Amado, Abel Djassi (forfatter)
Udgivet 10 juli 2023
Længde 258 sider
Genrer 1H
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781666922684
Creole Language, Democracy, and the Illegible State in Cabo Verde uses Cabo Verde as a case study to critically examine the language and politics nexus in a small Creole island state. The current sociolinguistic condition of the country is that of diglossia, whereby Portuguese assumes the language of power, prestige, and high culture at the expense of the mother tongue of its citizens, the Cabo Verdean language, locally known as Kriolu. The postcolonial diglossic language policy stands on both domestic and international factors. Thus, Abel Djassi Amado explores the country's language policy history since colonial times and discusses how Portugal's diplomacy grounded on language spread policy has significantly contributed to the secondarization of the mother tongue. The ultimate consequence of the current sociolinguistic situation is the development and crystallization of the illegible state as a large segment of the population cannot comprehend the processes, operations, and procedures of power carried out in a language they do not understand. The illegible state has grave consequences on political participation and the overall quality of democracy.