Korle meets the sea: a sociolinguistic history of accra
Auteur :
Dakubu, M. E. Kropp
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195060614
Date de publication :
10 juil. 1997
Dimensions :
24,1 x 15,9 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
475 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.