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The youths on the wheel: the power of youth languages in Uganda

Saudah Namyalo and Jenneke van der Wal discuss the ‘youth language’ of Makerere University students.


Saudah Namyalo and Jenneke van der Wal discuss the ‘youth language’ of Makerere University students. Hear about the different linguistic strategies speakers of this variety of English use to expand their lexicon in a constant process of quick reinventions, and have a go at analysing some of their speech.


Speaker(s):

Saudah Namyalo | talks
Jenneke van der Wal | talks

 

Date and Time:

24 October 2015 at 11:00 am

Duration:

1 hour

 

Venue:

The Faculty of Law
10 West Rd
Cambridge
CB3 9DZ


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Organised by:

Cambridge Festival of Ideas
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Tickets:

Free

Available from:

http://cfi2015youthsonthewheel.eventbrite.co.uk

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