Christiane Alexandra Nsom
Phone number in the institute: +49 (0)221-470.3504
Office hour: by arrangement
Task at the Institute
- PhD candidate
Education
- Seit 2020: PhD. African Studies (Univesity of Cologne)
- 2016-2019: PhD. Applied Linguistics (University of Buea (Incomplete))
- 2014-2016: MA. Applied linguistics (University of Buea). Thesis: A sociopragmatic analysis of linguistic taboos in Batanga and Basaa: A comparative perspective
- 2010-2014: BA. English and French (University of Buea). Project: A comparative analysis of Bulu and English languages and the implication of Bulu language in the learning of English by Bulu children
Current Project
Research Interests
- Sociolinguistics
- Linguistic landscape
- Language documentation
- Language and culture
- Language planning and policy
- Political linguistics
Talks
- 2019. Linguistic landscapes in bilingual Cameroon: The case of the capital cities of Yaounde and Buea. Multilingualism in Africa, University of Koblenz Landau. 13 May. Guest lecture
- 2017. A sociolinguistic analysis of person names in Batanga. West African Language Congress. University of Winneba, Ghana
Research stays and grants
- 2020. Fully funded DAAD scholarship for a PhD
- 2019. Three-month research stay at the University of Cologne (funded by ARTES)
- 2017. Summer school on language documentation in multilingual settings held at the University of Education Winneba, Ghana (Funded by the NSF, USA)