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Title:The position of English in Sierra Leone in relation to the local languages
Author:Sesay, Kadiatu
Year:1983
Periodical:Africana Research Bulletin
Volume:13
Issue:3
Pages:32-61
Language:English
Geographic term:Sierra Leone
Subjects:indigenous languages
English language
Abstract:Examination of the language situation in Sierra Leone, with possible prescriptions as to how best the local languages could be utilized to improve the learning situation: The language situation - The place of English - The coming of the British to Sierra Leone - Colonial language policies - Motivation for retaining a European language - The teaching of English. Bibliogr. notes.