Korle meets the sea : a sociolinguistic history of Accra / M.E. Kropp Dakubu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kropp Dakubu, M. E. (Mary Esther), author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multilingualism--Ghana--Accra.

Multilingualism.

Accra (Ghana)--Languages.

Accra (Ghana).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Bibliography: p183-197. _ Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-197) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-772183-4

1-280-52421-9

0-19-534518-5

OCLC:

476008416