Ethnic identity and linguistic hybridization in Senegal

Ngom, Fallou

doi:10.1515/ijsl.2004.2004.170.95

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“…In Banjul and the Kanifing Municipality, children of multiethnic parents increasingly grow up speaking Wolof as a first language and it is often also the preferred language of communication in ethnically mixed gatherings, for example school playgrounds and market places. This process of Wolofisation as described for Senegal (Mc Laughlin 1995;Ngom 2004) takes a similar shape in The Gambia. The Wolofisation of ethnic identities (Ngom 2004), however, may not be as pervasive in The Gambia as in Senegal, as it appears it is taking the form not of ethnic assimilation but of increased multilingualism, with Wolof becoming a more evident second or subsequent language.…”

Section: Wolofmentioning

confidence: 61%

“…This process of Wolofisation as described for Senegal (Mc Laughlin 1995;Ngom 2004) takes a similar shape in The Gambia. The Wolofisation of ethnic identities (Ngom 2004), however, may not be as pervasive in The Gambia as in Senegal, as it appears it is taking the form not of ethnic assimilation but of increased multilingualism, with Wolof becoming a more evident second or subsequent language.…”

Section: Wolofmentioning

confidence: 61%

“…Although urban Gambian Wolof is characterised by extensive 'monolectal code-switching' (Meeuwis and Blommaert 1998) with English, French and Arabic, the level of hybridisation is reportedly not as advanced as in urban Senegal (cf. Swigart 1992;Haust 1995;Ngom 2004).…”

Section: Wolofmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A sociolinguistic profile of The Gambia

Juffermans

McGlynn

2010

Sociolinguistic Studies

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Section: Wolofmentioning

confidence: 61%

Section: Wolofmentioning

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A sociolinguistic profile of The Gambia

Juffermans

McGlynn

2010

Sociolinguistic Studies

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“…No obstante, la difusión de la cultura, y sobre todo lingüística, y la difusión de la identidad no se han desarrollado con la misma intensidad. Las lenguas de estos grupos hegemónicos han tendido a convertirse en lenguas para-nacionales, lenguas habladas cotidianamente por quienes no las tienen como lengua materna, ni como fundamento de una nueva identidad étnica, aunque quizá ello sí ocurra con sus hijos (Ngom, 2004;Versluys, 2010: 91-105;Villalón, 1995: 47-58).…”

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Islam e identidad nacional en el Senegal contemporáneo

Maestro

2016

Papeles

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ResumenEn este artículo investigamos las relaciones entre la religión y la construcción de la identidad nacional. Para ello, combinamos diversas aportaciones de la antropología, la sociología y la historia. Se trata de una cuestión de una gran complejidad. En especial, supone adaptar un elemento tradicional, como lo es la religión, a los requerimientos de un proceso de modernización, caracterizado por el desarrollo de una mayor secularización e individuación. Nos centramos en el caso particular de Senegal, reinterpretando distintas aportaciones bibliográficas clásicas desde nuestro propio enfoque teórico y completándolo con materiales extraídos de nuestro propio trabajo de campo. En este país parece haberse dado una articulación bastante exitosa entre Islam y modernización, que lo vuelve muy interesante desde el punto de vista de las ciencias sociales. Exploramos los factores que parecen haber favorecido esta articulación, especialmente las características específicas del tipo de Islam predominante en el país, que son el resultado de un proceso histórico un tanto particular. This paper investigates the relationship between religion and the construction of national identity. To do this, we combine various contributions of anthropology, sociology and history. It is a matter of great complexity. In particular, it involves adapting a traditional element, as is religion, to the requirements of a modernization process, characterized by the development of greater secularization and individualization. We focus on the particular case of Senegal, reinterpreting classic literature different contributions from our own theoretical approach and supplementing it with materials extracted from our own fieldwork. In this country seems a fairly successful articulation between Islam and modernization, which makes it very interesting from the point of view of the social sciences has been given. We explore the factors that seem to have favored this joint, especially the specific characteristics of the type of predominant Islam in the country, which are the result of a particular historical process somewhat.

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“…This process has been quite successful because 80% of Senegalese speak Wolof in spite of the fact that only 43.7% belong to the ethnic Wolof group. 31 Diola resistance to Wolofization has been extreme in comparison with other ethnic groups in Senegal, 32 in part because of the geographic isolation of Casamance from northern Senegal.…”

Section: Senegalmentioning

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Paths to Peace and Violence: Democratization and Conflict in Senegal and Nicaragua

Jeram

2012

Nationalism and Ethnic Politics

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Democratization has been heralded as both a "curse" and "cure" for ethnic conflict. Using a comparative analysis of ethnic conflicts in Senegal and Nicaragua, this article makes the case that the breadth of accommodation provided by a central government following democratization is a key variable that can provide a deeper understanding of why conflict sometimes worsens and sometimes ameliorates. By adopting a framework that conceptualizes the range of accommodation provided to territorial minority ethnic groups in advanced capitalist democracies as falling into three general categories, "loyalty, " "voice, " and "recognition, " the article illustrates that using a combination of these three strategies helped Nicaragua quell violent ethnic conflict. On the other hand, the conflict in Senegal continued because the newly democratic government refrained from using strategies to provide "voice" and "recognition" for the Diola minority.

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Ethnic identity and linguistic hybridization in Senegal

Abstract: This paper examines how ethnic, regional, and religious identities are reflected in language use in Senegal (where Wolof is the major lingua franca).

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A sociolinguistic profile of The Gambia

A sociolinguistic profile of The Gambia

Islam e identidad nacional en el Senegal contemporáneo

Paths to Peace and Violence: Democratization and Conflict in Senegal and Nicaragua

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