![]() ![]() It is also demonstrates the benefits of Pidgins and Creoles in linguistically diverse settings, which are relatively uncommon. Pidgin English was first spotted in the 17th century when it competed with Pidgin Portuguese. This is the case for Cameroonian Pidgin English (hereafter CP). Cameroon Pidgin English Primarily South West. These include Cameroon Creole (Schneider, 1960) Cameroon Pidgin English (Menang, 1979) Cameroon Pidgin (Todd, 1982) Kamtok (Ngome, 1986) Camspeak (Tiayon, 1985) and many others. The paper demonstrates how multilingualism functions even in rural circles. Because of this linguistic diversity, Cameroonians have devised a means of a common linguistic identity Cameroon. Cameroon Creole English, Pidgin, Cameroon, Wes Cos 2 million L2 speakers (1989) English Creole. Using qualitative data – recordings of natural conversations from individuals in Lower Fungom and written conversation from online fora comprising Cameroonians of all walks of life, this contribution demonstrates that CPE is an emblematic language which Cameroonians use when communication would otherwise be impossible and still use it even when there is an option (though one-legged) of other languages. Cameroon Pidgin English (CPE) is an English-lexified Atlantic expanded pidgin/creole spoken in some form by an estimated 50 of Cameroon’s population, primarily in the anglophone west regions, but also in urban centres throughout the country. ![]() CPE was incipiently a language for the uneducated, this contribution shows that today CPE is not only the language of the common people it is also the language of the Cameroonian elite. This variety spread very fast among the multiethnic workers who travelled home to the. Cameroon is second only to Papua New Guinea in terms of its multiplicity of languages for a relatively small population and the shunned CPE is the language that trudges through this multi-ethnicity, multiculturalism and multilingualism to not only provide a feeling of togetherness to Anglophone Cameroonians but to also allow them communicate efficiently and cordially. Cameroon Pidgin English was born in the German owned plantations. CPE is a highly stigmatized but extensively used language of wider communication in Cameroon. The principal purpose of this paper is to underline the usefulness and efficacy of Cameroonian Pidgin English (CPE) in dealing with the intense multilingualism of Cameroonians in a rural enclave in Cameroon and in the Diaspora. In Cameroon, Pidgin is reported to be used in. Linguistics Department, Faculty of Arts, the University of Buea, CameroonĬameroonian Pidgin English, Multilingualism, Multiculturalism, Communication Abstract Table 3: Attitude toward CPE 1.Cameroon Pidgin influences your English in a very negative way 2. Keywords: Cameroon Pidgin English creative works code switching attitude language choice.
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