What does this research mean for the field?

Despite being a linguistically diverse society with no standardized indigenous language, citizens in Bo District, Sierra Leone, maintain linguistic tolerance. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess sociolinguistic dynamics, attitudes, and patterns of language diversity and daily usage in Bo District, Southern Sierra Leone.

September 5, 2026Open Access

A Sociolinguistics Survey of Language Diversity, Attitude, and Use in Bo District, Southern Sierra Leone.

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JSJohn E. StevensUniversity of Sierra Leone ASAbu Bakarr SheriffNjala University

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Field survey reveals strong linguistic tolerance despite unstandardized indigenous languages in Sierra Leone, suggesting modern teaching tools can foster national literacy.

Key Points

To assess sociolinguistic dynamics, attitudes, and patterns of language diversity and daily usage in Bo District, Southern Sierra Leone.
Field research methodology combining stratified sampling, interviews, and structured questionnaire administration.
Administered 200 questionnaires equally distributed across five chiefdoms (40 questionnaires each) in Bo District, Southern Sierra Leone.
Demonstrated continued reliance on English as the sole official language of administration alongside dominant everyday regional usage of Mende and Krio.
Observed pervasive linguistic tolerance among citizens despite the absence of an officially standardized indigenous national language.
Identified significant deficits in local language learning resources, emphasizing the need for modernized educational facilities and institutional language seminars.

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Stevens et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd4726b95aff0620ec254 https://doi.org/10.68050/jams.2026.219

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Field survey reveals strong linguistic tolerance despite unstandardized indigenous languages in Sierra Leone, suggesting modern teaching tools can foster national literacy.

A Sociolinguistics Survey of Language Diversity, Attitude, and Use in Bo District, Southern Sierra Leone.

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A Sociolinguistics Survey of Language Diversity, Attitude, and Use in Bo District, Southern Sierra Leone.

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