01573cam a22001935i 4500 35320 35320 190629s2018 sa 000 0 eng 9781920033231 Andindilile, Michael, The Anglophone literary-linguistic continuum : English and indigenous languages in African literary discourse / Michael Andindilile. First edition. xiv, 152 pages ; "Interrogates Obi Wali's (1963) prophecy that continued use of former colonial languages in the production of African literature could only lead to 'sterility', as African literatures can only be written in indigenous African languages. In doing so, Andindilile critically examines selected of novels of Achebe of Nigeria, Ngäugäi of Kenya, Gordimer of South Africa and Farah of Somalia and shows that, when we pay close attention to what these authors represent about their African societies, and the way they integrate African languages, values, beliefs and cultures, we can discover what constitutes the Anglophone African literary-linguistic continuum. This continuum can be defined as variations in the literary usage of English in African literary discourse, with the language serving as the base to which writers add variations inspired by indigenous languages, beliefs, cultures and, sometimes, nation-specific experiences."--Back cover. Language and culture Literary movements English language Discourse analysis. Languages in contact BK P35.5.A35 A53 2018 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC MAIN MAIN OOER 2021-07-08 PHC 0 P 35.5 .A35A53 2018 0039514 2021-07-08 00:00:00 1 2021-07-08 BK