Global Identities or Local Stigma Markers: How Equal Is the ‘E’ in Englishes in Cameroon?

Given the global spread of English and its extensive use in various parts of the world, it is now used by diverse groups of new speakers who now struggle to create new identities and identity icons around it. One outcome of this process is the redefinition of the standards of the language in relation to specific groups of speakers. Taking Cameroon as a case in point, this chapter illustrates how French-speaking Cameroonians now identify with English but not in the same way as their English-speaking counterparts for whom English is the first official language.