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ERIC Number: EJ514881
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0266-0784
How Ghanaian Is Ghanaian English?
Ahulu, Samuel
English Today, v10 n2 p25-29 Apr 1994
Argues against the concept of a distinctive "Ghanaian English" and in favor of the view that various postcolonial nations share the same nonstandard usages. The article maintains that British Standard English is still the norm for educated Ghanaians. (Contains 16 references.) (MDM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Language Usage, Nonstandard Dialects, Standard Spoken Usage
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: English (British); English (Ghanaian); Ghana