Englishes in Africa

Englishes in Africa Today is an important new edited collection which explores various aspects of English in contemporary Africa. The authors examine the current state of English in eight countries where the language plays a major role: Cameroun, Ghana,Nigeria, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Morocco, and Zimbabwe. Collectively they demonstrate the growing strength of English in Africa as part of globalization, notwithstanding the time that has elapsed since these countries gained their independence.The book also illuminates the clear tendency among people in anglophone Africa to claim ownership of the forms of English spoken in those countries today--