Papers by SAIDU JR BANGURA
Asi como el ingles de Nigeria, Gana, y Camerun han sido objeto de multiples estudios sobre “World... more Asi como el ingles de Nigeria, Gana, y Camerun han sido objeto de multiples estudios sobre “World”, “New” y “Postcolonial Englishes”, el ingles de Sierra Leona (SLE) ha recibido escasisima atencion en el campo de las variedades del ingles y de la sociolinguistica. Los pocos trabajos a nivel de grado o postgrado que se han venido realizando para acometer su descripcion se han limitado a considerar sus caracteristicas como meros “errores” propios de una variedad “substandard”. Esta falta de interes academico por el SLE a nivel internacional se debe en parte a que los hablantes educados de Sierra Leona consideran, erroneamente, que ellos mismos hablan un ingles britanico o que la variedad hablada y utilizada en el pais es deficiente. Ante este escenario, y dado que consideramos que todo estudio sincronico de la lengua debe ir precedido de un estudio diacronico que arroje luz sobre numerosos fenomenos que de otro modo no se podrian entender, este trabajo ofrece un analisis completo de t...
The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Background. Knowing risk factors for household transmission of Ebola virus is important to guide ... more Background. Knowing risk factors for household transmission of Ebola virus is important to guide preventive measures during Ebola outbreaks. Methods. We enrolled all confirmed persons with Ebola who were the first case in a household, December 2014-April 2015, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and their household contacts. Cases and contacts were interviewed, contacts followed prospectively through the 21-day incubation period, and secondary cases confirmed by laboratory testing. Results. We enrolled 150 index Ebola cases and 838 contacts; 83 (9.9%) contacts developed Ebola during 21-day follow-up. In multivariable analysis, risk factors for transmission included index case death in the household, Ebola symptoms but no reported fever, age <20 years, more days with wet symptoms; and providing care to the index case (P < .01 for each). Protective factors included avoiding the index case after illness onset and a piped household drinking water source (P < .01 for each). Conclusions. To reduce Ebola transmission, communities should rapidly identify and follow-up all household contacts; isolate those with Ebola symptoms, including those without reported fever; and consider closer monitoring of contacts who provided care to cases. Households could consider efforts to minimize risk by designating one care provider for ill persons with all others avoiding the suspected case.
Cape Verdean in education
Creole Language Library, 2010
This paper illustrates how the Cape Verdean language evolved from being oral to gaining written r... more This paper illustrates how the Cape Verdean language evolved from being oral to gaining written representation, a necessary step before integrating the educational realm. We report three sociolinguistic surveys showing the gradual shift in attitudes by native speakers towards the Cape Verdean language. We also examine the evolution of orthographic conventions in Cape Verde and demonstrate that they correlate with creole identity and reflect a complex interplay of social, symbolic and political factors. We describe the challenges the language has encountered in gaining a footing in education including dialectal variation and inadequate linguistic description. Finally, we provide a list of recommendations (including teacher training and parental outreach) to be implemented to help the language gain its place in education. Keywords: Cape Verdean language; Cape Verdean Creole Institute; UNESCO position papers on Education; ALUPEC; orthographic choices
Cabo Verde E O "Comboio" Da Integração Regional Africana: A Aposta Na Qualificação Como Passaporte Para O "Vagão" Da Frente
The Journal of Pan-African Studies, 2018
Uploads
Papers by SAIDU JR BANGURA