The Same but Different: Language Use and

Detailed look into ways in which four communities respond to the everyday linguistic diversity of their milieu. Maps and diagrams add clarity in explaining the linguistic situation.

Acknowledgments

v

Introduction

1

(4)

Sociolinguistic Issues in West Africa

5

(16)

Multilingualism

6

(6)

General patterns in West Africa

6

(4)

Multilingualism and colonialism

10

(1)

The current situation

11

(1)

The spread of lingua francas

12

(6)

Language spread framework

13

(2)

Pidgins and koines

15

(1)

Mande and Jula

16

(1)

Jula

17

(1)

Dialect continua

18

(3)

Language Issues in Burkina Faso

21

(26)

Introduction to the country

21

(3)

Multilingualism

24

(3)

Language policy

27

(2)

The Kaan, Kpatogo, Dogo, and Khi

29

(18)

A synchronic description

32

(11)

A diachronic description

43

(4)

Literature Review

47

(26)

Linguistic results of interethnic contact

47

(16)

Bilingualism

47

(6)

Language variation and change

53

(5)

Language shift

58

(5)

Social-psychological results of interethnic contact: Language attitudes

63

(10)

Measuring language attitudes

64

(1)

The semantic differential and the matched guise

65

(2)

Some language attitude studies in Africa

67

(6)

Research Methods

73

(24)

Sociolinguistic survey methodology

73

(7)

Theoretical background and general approaches

74

(2)

Research techniques

76

(4)

Broad survey of the Kaan, Kpatogo, Dogo, and Khi

80

(12)

Survey design

81

(8)

Validity

89

(2)

Observations

91

(1)

Specific survey of the Kaan of Loropeni

92

(5)

The Language Attitude Survey

97

(66)

The samples

97

(4)

The evaluation procedures

101

(9)

Scoring responses

102

(1)

Computing attitude dimension scores

103

(7)

The results

110

(53)

Statistical tests and the nature of the data

110

(2)

Attitudes toward ethnic identity

112

(10)

Attitudes toward ethnic contact

122

(13)

Attitudes toward language awareness

135

(9)

Attitudes toward personal character

144

(7)

Attitudes toward social status

151

(12)

Language Proficiency and Use in the Kaan Community

163

(24)

Background and approach

164

(1)

Profile of the sample

165

(1)

Language proficiency

165

(5)

Initial estimate

166

(1)

Can-do scales

166

(2)

Results compared

168

(1)

Self-comparison of Lobiri and Jula proficiency

169

(1)

Validity of can-do scales

170

(1)

Language use in six domains

171

(16)

Integration of the Research

187

(20)

Dialect and attitude issues

187

(7)

Bilingualism and language use issues

194

(7)

Mackey's bilingualism model

194

(2)

Urban and rural models of language use in Burkina Faso

196

(1)

Pervasiveness, dominance, and the lingua franca

197

(3)

Types of bilingual communities

200

(1)

The communicative economy

201

(6)

The Khi and the Dogo

202

(2)

The Kaan and the Kpatogo

204

(3)

Summary and Conclusion

207

(8)

Summary of research results

207

(6)

The language attitude survey

207

(2)

The language proficiency and use survey

209

(1)

The analysis of integrated data

210

(2)

Methodology

212

(1)

Conclusion

213

(2)

Appendix 1

215

(8)

Village Data

215

(8)

Appendix 2

223

(22)

Language Attitude Survey Data

223

(22)

Appendix 3

245

(8)

Language Proficiency and Use Survey Data

245

(8)

References

253

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The Same but Different: Language Use and Attitudes in Four Communities of Burkina Faso

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