The Politics of National Languages in Postcolonial Senegal
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Table of Contents

List of Tables

xi

Acknowledgments

xiii

Abbreviations

xv

Chapter 1: Introduction

1

Ideological Context

6

Decolonising the African Mind

8

Methodology

9

Outline

10

Chapter 2: Linguistic and Demographic Profile
of Senegal

13

Brief History

13

Geography and Location

15

Population

16

Languages Spoken in Senegal

18

Economy

21

Education

26

Literacy and Illiteracy

27

Conclusion

28

Chapter 3: Language Use Under Colonial Domination

31

Language Context

32

Conclusion

54

Chapter 4: The Language Situation in the
Postcolonial Era

57

Postcolonial Context

58

French as the Dominant Medium of Instruction

65