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Banning Pidgin English in Cameroon?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Alobwede D'Epie Charles
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Abstract

An overview of language status in Cameroon which calls for the integration of Pidgin English into national life

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Research Article
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English Today , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 1998 , pp. 54 - 60
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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