French and Sub-Saharan Africa
Second part: The use of French in Black Africa Cover Image

Le français et l`Afrique Subsaharienne Deuxième partie : L'usage du français en Afrique Noire
French and Sub-Saharan Africa Second part: The use of French in Black Africa

Author(s): Florentina-Teodora Nojea
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: UNIVERSITATEA »ȘTEFAN CEL MARE« SUCEAVA
Keywords: Sub- Saharan Africa; official language; multilingualism; diglossia;

Summary/Abstract: In this second part of the article, we aim to convey an overview of French language `s use in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on its complex statute as well as on the changes that it faces as a result of its interaction with the multitude of local languages.

  • Issue Year: 12/2017
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 145-152
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: French
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