Korle Meets the Sea : A Sociolinguistic History of Accra
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
019506061X
ISBN-13
9780195060614
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 10th, 1997
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
475 grams
Dimensions
24.10 x 15.90 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
SociolinguisticsBilingualism & multilingualismHistorical & comparative linguisticsAnthropology
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For centuries, Accra, the capital of Ghana, has been a linguistic anomaly that contains 44 indigenous languages, of which most members of its population speak at least two, Using linguistic, historical, and ethnographic techniques, Dakubu explores the origins and durability of this multilingualism and how it has affected Ghanaian society.
Ghana has played a key role in African/Western relations since medieval times. For this reason and others, Ghana has evolved into a linguistic quilt that contains forty-four indigenous languages and several exotic ones, of which most Ghanaians speak at least two. Using Accra, Ghana''s capital, as a microcosm, Dakubu conducts a linguistic, historical, and ethnographic investigation of the origins and durability of this multilingualism and how it has affected Ghanaian society.
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