tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335861.post1834679644710398946..comments2024-02-01T14:20:58.570-05:00Comments on Beyond Niamey: Where has that word been all these years?Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16275678707103038011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335861.post-63286369724930778882015-07-15T23:10:20.424-04:002015-07-15T23:10:20.424-04:00Thanks Coleman, I appreciate the feedback and clar...Thanks Coleman, I appreciate the feedback and clarification regarding N'Ko as an emerging standard rather than a koiné. I'd kind of conflated the two concepts, but also noted the latter used in the Wikipedia <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%27Ko_alphabet" rel="nofollow">article on N'Ko</a>. <br /><br />The issue of standardization is an important one in Africa, where there areDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16275678707103038011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335861.post-54166937473989868652015-07-15T08:08:07.828-04:002015-07-15T08:08:07.828-04:00Nice post from our conversation, Don. Thanks!
One...Nice post from our conversation, Don. Thanks!<br /><br />One thing that I personally frame a different way is the idea of categorizing N'ko as an emerging koiné. It's not that N'ko is giving rise to a unique contact variety; it isn't replacing other varieties for instance. It is rather an emerging standard language "register" or model of use for certain kinds of Coleman Donaldsonnoreply@blogger.com