Language Shift and Maintenance Among the People of Efutu in Central Region, Ghana
Author: Faustina Nana Fosua Taylor & Lawrence Bosiwah
Abstract: The level at which the language owners use the language especially the youth determines the future of the language. Therefore, this paper portrays a quantitative analysis of the findings of why the Efutu speakers have shifted from their language to Fante in most of the domains in which they operate and suggested ways forward that could help the Efutu language to be maintained for it not to totally lose its stand. The study was conducted within Winneba and New Winneba using fifty people from each of the communities. The study used purposive sampling techniques. It reveals some reasons why the speakers have shifted from Efutu usage to Fante usage.