African Writers' Club
Language in Africa. African Writers' Club;Language in Africa;African Writers' Club: BBC Africa Services Collection
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Type
sound
Duration
00:59:07
Shelf mark
C0134X0035XX-02
Subjects
Social & Cultural Programmes
Recording date
ca. 1960
Description
Item notes: A discussion on language in Africa including the problems involved in the coexistence of thousands of languages in one continent, particularly in the field of educations and communication; contributors transcribed phonetically from recording include: His Excellency, the High Commissioner for Uganda and the UK, Mr Timothy Buzarabusa [?]; Dr Andraeski [?], professor of African languages at London University; Mr Selati Darbor [?] from Sierra Leone, who is studying English literature at Oxford University; and Mr Joseph Kariuki [?] from Kenya. Professor Ernest Gellner [?] from the London School of Economics chairs.
Metadata record:
Language in Africa. African Writers' Club;Language in Africa;African Writers' Club: BBC Africa Services Collection
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