Postcolonial language policy in Africa: the case of Equatorial Guinea

  • Max Doppelbauer Universität Wien
  • Sandra Schlumpf Universität Basel
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34096/sys.n44.12697
Keywords: Language policy, postcolonial linguistics, Equatorial Guinea, Equatoguinean Academy of the Spanish Language

Abstract

This article presents a history of language policy of Equatorial Guinea since its independence in 1968 until today. Not only in this field we encounter a complexity that is difficult to explain rationally. The different constitutions of the independent Equatorial Guinea only reveal different orientations within language policy, which sometimes seem to be opposed to each other. A historically arbitrary demarcation, a multi-ethnic society and an intellectually uninterested regime increase the degree of linguistic unmanageability.

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Published
2023-12-28
How to Cite
Doppelbauer, M., & Schlumpf, S. (2023). Postcolonial language policy in Africa: the case of Equatorial Guinea. Signo & Seña, (44). https://doi.org/10.34096/sys.n44.12697
Issue
No 44 (2023)
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