The relationship between English and the indigenous languages of former-British Africa

This thesis is a study of the relationship between English and the indigenous languages of the nations of former-British Africa where English is not the mother-tongue of the dominant majority. The nations studied are: Ghana (Gold Coast), Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar (now united with Tanganyika as the Republic of Tanzania), Kenya, Malawi (Nyasaland), Zambia (Northern Rhodesia), The Gambia, Botswana (Bechuanaland) and Lesotho (Basutoland). Although Tanganyika and Zanzibar imited in April, 1964, they will be considered separately in this study because of their distinct historical backgrounds.