Commentaries on Omphile and his Soccer Ball: Colonialism, Methodology, Translanguaging Research

Authors

  • Nana Aba Appiah Amfo University of Ghana
  • Carneiro Alan Federal University of Sao Paulo
  • Kulick Don Uppsala University
  • Heugh Kathleen University of South Australia
  • Lynn Mario T Mendezes de Souza University of Sao Paulo
  • Manuel Guissemo University of Eduardo Mondlane
  • Kanavillil Rajagopalan State University at Campinas
  • Torun Reite Stockholm University
  • Zannie Bock University of the Western Cape

Keywords:

autoethnography, anti-colonial methodology, sociolinguistics, translanguaging, linguistic normativity, global south, community of practice

Abstract

The paper provides a spirited defense of autoethnography as a legitimate viable anti-colonial methodology for sociolinguistic research, particularly within the normative multilingual contexts that characterizes global south linguistic communities. The author, using the story of his unplanned encounter with a seven-year-old boy, Omphile, illustrates the value of making research sense of what may appear as mundane personal experiences and encounters.

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Published

04-04-2023

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2018): Multilingual Margins

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2018 Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Carneiro Alan, Kulick Don, Heugh Kathleen, Lynn Mario T Mendezes de Souza , Manuel Guissemo, Kanavillil Rajagopalan, Torun Reite, Zannie Bock

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Amfo, N.A.A. (2023) “Commentaries on Omphile and his Soccer Ball: Colonialism, Methodology, Translanguaging Research”, Multilingual Margins: A journal of multilingualism from the periphery, 5(2). Available at: https://www.epubs.ac.za/index.php/mm/article/view/1358 (Accessed: 16 July 2026).