Mariama Bâ, Cheikh Kane, and Their Works

For background’s sake, this chapter of the thesis provides a general overview of the two selected Francophone African authors and their respective selected texts, whose styles serve as a case study in the present research, relying on prior studies.

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Chapter IV: Analytical Framework

In this chapter, I will be analyzing the data collected from Mariama Bâ’s Une si longue lettre and Cheikh Kane’s L’Aventure ambiguë and their respective translations. I will give specific examples of elements of style and their translations within the chosen excerpts, followed by their analysis, from both novels.

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LE BÉNIN FRANCOPHONE: UNE ÉTUDE SUR L’ANGLE SOCIOLINGUISTIQUE

Taux de la locution dans chaque département (Amadou Sanni 231)

Abstract: Cette communication porte sur le paysage sociolinguistique d’un pays d’Afrique occidental–la République du Bénin (l’ancien Dahomey)–mettant en évidence l’interface complexe entre le français et les langues béninoises.

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