The revival of the status of English in Tanzania-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The revival of the status of English in Tanzania

Published:2015-05-28 Issue:2 Volume:31 Page:25-31
ISSN:0266-0784
Container-title:English Today
language:en
Short-container-title:English Today

Author:

Ochieng Dunlop

Abstract

Discussion about the official or national language in Tanzania is basically a discussion about Kiswahili and English. These two languages have been competing for official status in Tanzania since Tanganyika (Tanganyika refers to the Tanzania mainland before it united with Zanzibar in 1964) gained its independence from Britain in 1961 (Rubagumya, 1991; Schmied 1991: 195; Mulokozi, 2010). Yahya-Othman & Batibo (1996) describe the competition between English and Kiswahili in Tanzania as a swinging pendulum. In a certain period of time, the status of English rises, and in another period of time the status of Kiswahili rises, and vice versa.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Linguistics and Language,Language and Linguistics

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