Linguistic preferences in a man of the people: a peephole to African post-colonial politics

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  • Dawn Alexis Duke Universidade Estadual de Campinas / Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem Linguística Aplicada

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2526-303X.v0i18-19p139-148

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Anglo-Africans, independence, linguistic circumstances, diversity, coexistence.

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This paper focuses on A Man of The People written by Chinua Achebe with a view to discussing the linguistic circumstances in which Anglo-Africans find themselves immediately after independence. The political implications of a multilingual society are discussed in order to show how dreams of fair and honest rule and national unity are possible through an ample appreciation and acceptance of a co-e

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1997-12-09

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DUKE, Dawn Alexis. Linguistic preferences in a man of the people: a peephole to African post-colonial politics. África, [S. l.], n. 18-19, p. 139–148, 1997. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2526-303X.v0i18-19p139-148. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/africa/article/view/74970.. Acesso em: 30 dec. 2025.