Universität zu Köln

Nassenstein, Nico (2019). Speaking with a Difference: Border Thinking in Rufumbira. PhD thesis, Universität zu Köln.

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Abstract

The present study approaches variation in Rufumbira, a Bantu language of southwestern Uganda and a variety of Kinyarwanda (JD60) from the angle of variationist sociolinguistics and postcolonial linguistics. By analyzing 'border thinking' in Rufumbira, the thesis intends to give a sociohistorical overview of the emergence of the language and likewise aims at discussing the most salient structural differences between Rufumbira and (standardized) Kinyarwanda. Apart from phonological and morphosyntactic divergence, the main focus lies on the social meaning of linguistic variation across and within the border triangle of Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo, taking alternative approaches into account on how to conceptualize the colonial and geographical as well as linguistic and cultural boundaries in this contact zone.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD thesis)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Nassenstein, Nico nnassens@uni-mainz.de UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-100823
Date:	2019
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 4: Außereuropäische Sprachen, Kulturen und Gesellschaften > Institut für Afrikanistik und Ägyptologie
Subjects:	Language, Linguistics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Rufumbira UNSPECIFIED Bantu UNSPECIFIED Kinyarwanda UNSPECIFIED JD60 UNSPECIFIED Sociolinguistics UNSPECIFIED Postcolonial Linguistics UNSPECIFIED Linguistic Variation UNSPECIFIED Border Thinking UNSPECIFIED
Date of oral exam:	16 November 2016
Referee:	Name Academic Title Dimmendaal, Gerrit J. Prof. Dr. Storch, Anne Prof. Dr.
Funders:	Bischöfliche Studienförderung Cusanuswerk e.V.
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/10082