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Peer reviewedOgden, John – Contemporary French Civilization, 1984
Discusses the usage of French in Gabon. As in other nations of francophone Africa, French is the language of upward social mobility in Gabon, and it offers access to the international community. However, one factor peculiar to Gabon is the virtual absence of a Gabonese national language, which promotes a greater dependency upon a mastery of the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Diglossia, Foreign Countries, French
