Ugandan English : its sociolinguistics, structure and uses in a globalising post-protectorate / edited by Christiane Meierkord, Bebwa Isingoma, Saudah Namyalo.

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Ugandan English; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction: Ugandan English -- challenges to, and food for, current theories; 1. The state of research; 2. English in Uganda -- A testing ground for current theories; 3. Contents of this volume; Acknowledgments; References; Part I. The context; Towards assessing the space of English in Uganda's linguistic ecology: Facts and issues; 1. Introduction; 2. Multilingualism in Uganda -- facts and issues; 2.1 Uganda's official languages amidst the country's linguistic diversity.

3. The geographical and social space of Uganda's languages3.1 The geographical spread of Uganda's languages; 3.2 The social space of Uganda's languages; 4. The functional status, vitality, development and endangerment of Uganda's languages; 4.1 High domains and market value; 4.2 Between formal and informal domains -- the media; 4.3 Languages used as second languages; 5. Conclusion; References; Appendix; Questionnaire; A social history of English(es) in Uganda; 1. Introduction; 2. The history of English in Uganda; 2.1 Early contacts with English before the protectorate.

2.2 The 1892 civil war and the protectorate2.3 Post World War II to independence; 2.4 Post independence; 3. Conclusion: Uganda as a challenge to existing models; References; Part II. Functions of English in multilingual Uganda today; The sociolinguistic situation of English in Uganda: A case of language attitudes and beliefs; 1. Introduction; 2. Methodology and theoretical framework; 3. The national language debate in Uganda; 4. The role and status of English in postprotectorate Uganda: Language practices, choices and use; 4.1 Language use on public and private signage.

4.2 Language use in local government4.3 English in popular culture; 4.4 Attitudes towards Luganda; 5. Attitudes towards English and its use in Uganda; 5.1 Attitudes influencing the intergenerational transmission of local languages; 5.2 Attitudes towards English in the education domain; 5.3 English for expressing one's social status; 5.4 The growing prestige of Luganda; 5.5 Attitudes towards Ugandan English; 6. Conclusion; References; Tensions between English medium and mother tongue education in rural Ugandan primary schools: An ethnographic investigation; 1. Introduction.

2. The history of MT education in Uganda3. English versus MTs in the language-in-education policy of Uganda; 4. An ethnographic project in rural Ugandan primary schools: Methodological and theoretical issues; 5. Tensions between English and the mother tongue; 5.1 Tensions expressed in teachers' beliefs; 5.2 Tensions in the classroom: Dealing with classroom rules; 6. On the source of tensions between English and the MT; 7. Final remarks; References; Part III. Features of Ugandan English; Diphthongs in Ugandan English: Evidence for and against variety status and interactions across Englishes.

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