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World Service,24 Jan 1975,30 mins

Language in Africa

Africa 75

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Report on language in Africa. What role do English and French have in a continent with over 1000 separate languages? Discussion on dialect, African English, linguistics, Sierra Leone's Krio, South African English, Swahili and teaching in English in Africa. Presenter: Graham Mytton.

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