Politics and language planning in Sierra Leone

African Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 225-244

  Francis, David J ^a   Kamanda, Mohamed C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIERRA LEONE   (Sierra Leone)

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EID: 84937338957     PISSN: 00020184     EISSN: 14692872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00020180120100320     Document Type: Article

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