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Languages of Sierra Leone : A Linguistic Introduction |
By Dr. Dudley K. Nylander
Senior Lecturer,
Department of Linguistics
Fourah Bay
College, USL, Freetown, Sierra Leone |
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Status: The SLWS regrets
to announce the tragic death of Dr. Nylander. Efforts
are ongoing to contact the bereaved family regarding the
status of the manuscript. (August 2003)
This work is a study of Sierra Leonean languages
from a linguistic point of view. The book is meant for
both students of linguistics and others interested in
Sierra Leonean languages for other reasons (e.g. educationists,
anthropologists, sociologists, …).
The work is divided into five parts. Part 1 deals with
the historical background of the languages, as well as
problems of classification and sociolinguistics (language
and language use in Sierra Leone).
Part 2 deals with the phonology (sound system)
of the languages. Subjects studied include phonemes and
suprasegmental features. |
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Part 3 deals with morphology (word formation).
Topics examined include noun class systems, consonant mutation
and reduplication.
Part 4 deals with syntax (sentence structure). The distinctive
features of some of the languages are studied in this section.
Part 5 deals with languages and national development. This section
focuses on problems of standardisation both with regard to languages
already standardised and those that have to be so.
Much of the data in parts 2, 3 and 4 is from the four main national
languages (Mende, Themne, Limba, Krio). However, reference will
also be made to other languages such as Kono and Kuranko.
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