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English in Liberia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Bernard L. Ngovo
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Abstract

A discussion of the historical and social complexities involving English in this West African country

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Research Article
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English Today , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , April 1998 , pp. 46 - 50
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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