Code-Switching and Identity in Contemporary African Films

A sociolinguistic analysis of code-switching as identity marker in contemporary African films.

About this project

This sociolinguistic study analyses code-switching between English and indigenous languages in contemporary African films. It examines selected film scripts to show how switches signal class, education, intimacy and resistance, arguing that code-switching is a deliberate artistic device for constructing modern African identity rather than linguistic deficiency.

Methodology

Discourse analysis

Chapters 1–5 outline

Chapter 1

Introduction: background to code-switching in film, statement of the problem (multilingual dialogue in African cinema is understudied as a meaning-making device), aim and objectives, research questions, scope, significance of the study, and definition of terms.

Chapter 2

Literature Review: theoretical framework, review of related works on code-switching in film, gaps in existing studies, and a summary positioning this project.

Chapter 3

Methodology / System Analysis and Design: qualitative discourse analysis of selected film texts. Includes data collection method, system requirements, use-case and architecture diagrams (or population, sample size, and instrument).

Chapter 4

Implementation and Results: a typology of code-switching functions in the selected films. Presentation of findings, testing, evaluation, and discussion of results.

Chapter 5

Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations: key findings, contribution to knowledge, limitations, and recommendations for further research.

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