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In this paper, I shall look at various issues concerning the L1 in multilingual societies such as the Gambia. I shall begin by examining key concepts relating to the subject matter at hand, and then go on in detail about the subject itself before finally looking at the merits and demits of the matter. The subject is important as a part of the continuing debate over language issues in many Third World Countries. The Gambia like other Third World Countries is a nation in which many different local languages are spoken. However, the official language is a foreign language, English which was inherited as part of its colonial heritage. The multiplicity and diverse nature of languages in countries such as The Gambia have often been cited by many development experts as impediments to development.

However, though the multiplicity and diversity of languages in Africa and elsewhere does have disadvantages and does sometimes pose a problem to development especially when......

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