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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000233/00001
Notes
- Abstract:
- This section of MS 53503 contains 7 letters exchanged between W. Hichens and the Editor of the East Africa and Rhodesia journal, Mr F.S. Joelson. The correspondence is about the status of Swahili as a lingua franca. Hichens argues that Swahili should be taught in its vernacular form, rather than in its standarized form. The following letters discuss the so-called ‘Old African manuscripts’ and the preservation of such material. Hichens discusses the value of the Chronicles of Mombasa and the Chronicle of Kilwa, among Other material mentioned in the letters. This section ends with loose pages from the Journal itsef. ( en )
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- Biographical information: For Hichens see collection level. -- F.S. Joelson was the Editor of the Journal East Africa and Rhodesia, where Hichens tried to place a publication in 1938.
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- Date of Composition: 1938 AD (1357 A.H.)
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- Languages: English (Roman script)
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- Extent: 25 leaves
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- Purchased from Kegan Paul, 6 October 1948
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- Incipit: Sir, Teaching of Swahili. MR H.F. Stoneham’s contention that Europeans should learn to speak, not Swahili as a lingua franca,
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- VIAF (name authority) : Hichens, William, -1945 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/250560982
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- VIAF (name authority) : Joelson, F. S. (Ferdinand Stephen), 1893- : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/263084711
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- Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- SOAS University of London
- Holding Location:
- Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- This item is likely protected by copyright. Its status has yet to be assessed.
- Resource Identifier:
- MS 53503 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 53503d ( SOAS manuscript number )
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