Keyword : multilingualism, diaspora, digitalization, networks, indigenous languages
Author(s) : Esther Phubon Chie, PhD & Menguie Yollande Magrece, PhD
Abstract :
This paper explores the consequences of the absence of digitalized African languages on the multilingual repertoire of Lower Fungom migrants in Souza, in the Littoral Region of Cameroon. Considering the languages that make up the linguistic repertoire of the multilingual speakers in Souza, English is a lingua franca in education, administration, economics, and politics. In Cameroon, the official languages, (English and French) are digitalized on several network platforms. Little or no effort is made to digitalize most of our Cameroonian/indigenous languages. This research uses a survey design and a mixed method of data collection and analysis, which employs the questionnaire, self-recorded interview, and observation to collect data from twenty (20) diasporans from Lower Fungom (in Menchum Division in the North West Region of Cameroon). The study uses the Social Network Theory and the Domain Theory to show the extent to which networks can facilitate language learning and help maintain the multilingual repertoire of an individual. Findings reveal a possibility of language endangerment, loss, or death if no measures are taken to digitalize Cameroonian languages. The study concludes with a rise in the digitalization of English and other lingua francas whose implication for African languages cannot be underestimated. The study, therefore, recommends a properly managed language policy that encourages the digitalization of Cameroonian languages and proposes the use of digital games for use in educational settings.
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