Linguistic Hegemony of the English language in Nigeria

Abolaji Samuel Mustapha

doi:10.17533/udea.ikala.15315

Autores/as

Abolaji Samuel Mustapha Universidad Estatal de Lagos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.ikala.15315

Palabras clave:

hegemonía, global, inglés, dominio, resistencia, lenguas nigerianas

Resumen

El asunto de la hegemonía y predominancia lingüística se ha discutido en muchos estudios desde los inicios del siglo XX. El común denominador entre tales estudios parece ser la hegemonía lingüística del inglés como idioma global y la supervivencia de los otros idiomas del mundo. Este artículo revisa de manera crítica la tendencia que se ha reportado en Nigeria y reevalúa algunos de los mecanismos de resistencia propuestos en la literatura. El propósito es ofrecer soluciones al mencionado dominio del inglés y sus efectos en los idiomas locales de Nigeria. El autor considera que algunas miradas, a propósito de la hegemonía del inglés, pueden haberse exagerado, influenciando así algunos mecanismos de resistencia sugeridos. Así, este artículo propone un mecanismo de resistencia pragmático y ajustado al contexto que podría poner la hegemonía del inglés en la perspectiva adecuada y por lo tanto, preservar los idiomas locales en las sociedades multilingües, especialmente en Nigeria.

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Biografía del autor/a

Abolaji Samuel Mustapha, Universidad Estatal de Lagos

Tengo un doctorado en Sociolingüística de la Universidad de Essex, Essex, Reino Unido y enseño en el departamento de Inglés de la Universidad Estatal de Lagos, Ojo como profesor titular. Mis intereses de investigación son el multilingüismo, pidgins y criollos, género y lenguaje, inglés como segundo idioma, cortesía en las funciones del habla, entre otros. He recibido varios premios académicos: el Premio Académico de la Universidad de Lagos, Nigeria; Premio de becas de la Asociación de Universidades del Commonwealth, Reino Unido; Beca DAAD, Alemania; Premio Académico Visitante de la Academia Británica

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