Lusofonia, Africa, and Matters of Languages and Letters

Explores attitudes toward, and usage and roles of, Portuguese among colonized African countries, particularly in terms of African literature. It is concluded that most Lusophone African writers have surpassed their dependency on Portuguese by using and changing it according to their own political so...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hispania 1991-09, Vol.74 (3), p.610-617
1. Verfasser:	Hamilton, Russell G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African culture African history African Languages African Literature Countries Creoles Language Language Attitudes Language Maintenance Linguistic Borrowing Linguistics Literature Luso Brazilian Culture Nonnative languages Poetry Portuguese Second Language Learning Uncommonly Taught Languages Writers
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Zusammenfassung:	Explores attitudes toward, and usage and roles of, Portuguese among colonized African countries, particularly in terms of African literature. It is concluded that most Lusophone African writers have surpassed their dependency on Portuguese by using and changing it according to their own political sovereignty and cultural autonomy. (19 references) (CB)
ISSN:	0018-2133
DOI:	10.2307/344190