Anthropological Report On Sierre Leone (Part Ii) Time-English Dictionary

By Northcote Whitridge Thomas

Voices recorded at close range. Language lives in these pages. W. Thomas, Northcote's Anthropological Report On Sierre Leone (Part Ii) Time-English Dictionary stands at the intersection of lexicon and field observation: part anthropology field report, part colonial era dictionary. Its entries pair plain English equivalents with contextual notes, giving readers access to registers of speech and the social moments that shape them. The 'Time-English' pairing makes the work especially useful for african language study, not as an abstract grammar but as a direct record of words in use among indigenous Sierra Leone communities, preserved with a clarity that serves both curious readers and students of cultural anthropology in Africa. As a document of early 20th century Africa, the work carries historical weight: it records moments of encounter where language, authority and everyday life meet. Its compact entries and notes make it not a secondary survey but a primary historical language resource, material that supports comparative work across families and time. Scholars value it as a reference for linguists and as an archival asset for academic research collections concerned with british colonial studies and west african ethnography, and its register of observation places it among comparative anthropology texts. At the same time, the book retains an immediacy that appeals to non-specialists. Casual readers discover the texture of speech and local meaning; classic-literature collectors appreciate the period voice, the documentary provenance and the quiet craft of its field prose. Taken together, the report is both evidence and narrative, a compact, human record that enriches cultural anthropology in Africa while offering collectors and general readers a singular encounter with language at work. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354218695
• ISBN13: 9789354218699
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"