Korle Meets the Sea : a Sociolinguistic History of Accra.

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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 a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kropp Dakubu, M. E. (Mary Esther)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Temas:
Multilingualism > Ghana > Accra.
Multilinguisme > Ghāna > Accra.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Language and languages
Multilingualism
Philology & Linguistics.
Languages & Literatures.
Accra (Ghana) > Languages.
Ghana > Accra
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; 1. A Dispute, a Saying, and Some Theory; 2. Multilingualism and the West African City; 3. Modern Multilingual Accra I; 4. Modern Multilingual Accra II; 5. To the Sea: The Formation of the Ga Language Community; 6. Upstream, Inland: Other People's Languages; 7. Beyond the Sea: Exotic Languages; 8. Flood Control: The Dynamics of Multilingualism; Notes; References; Index.

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