Publications

Publication details [#47532]

Kropp Dakubu, Mary Esther. 1997. Korle Meets the Sea. A Sociolinguistic History of Accra. Oxford University Press. 240 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

ethnography | historical explanation | language and society | multilingualism | sociolinguistics

Annotation

Employing Ghana's capital, Accra, as a microcosm, this book provides a historical, ethnographic and linguistic account of the origins, durability and societal impact of Ghanaian multilingualism.