L'impérialisme linguistique postcolonial en Afrique
Le programme missionnaire des Latter-day Saints
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https://doi.org/10.36950/lpia-01-01-2025-9Mots-clés :
Langues africaines, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hégémonie de la langue anglaise, Politique et planification linguistique, linguistique missionnaireRésumé
Cet article vise à étudier les implications néocoloniales de la planification linguistique des missions, en particulier la manière dont le programme de mission de The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Église LDS) est lié aux politiques linguistiques africaines postcoloniales. En commençant par un aperçu conceptuel de l'hégémonie linguistique anglophone enracinée dans la planification linguistique africaine, l'étude couvre une enquête détaillée sur les opérations missionnaires de l'Église LDS à travers la formation et les pratiques linguistiques missionnaires contemporaines. L'analyse des langues d'enseignement par des méthodes mixtes révèle un parti pris eurocentrique dans la sélection des langues au sein des centres de formation missionnaire de l'Église LDS, soulignant la nécessité d'une approche plus inclusive et contextuelle de la planification et de l'attribution des langues. Les entretiens menés avec des membres de l'Église ayant effectué des missions sur le continent africain confirment cette conclusion. Les implications de la conduite d'opérations missionnaires en Afrique dans une perspective anglocentrique sont liées au discours postcolonial sur le pouvoir et l'exclusion dans les écologies multilingues. Pour les études futures, il conviendrait de documenter davantage les points de vue des locuteurs de langues africaines engagés dans des pratiques liées à la mission au sein de l'Église LDS.
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