More and more Ghanaians choose to be creative with the English language by using their own pronunciation and mixing English with local languages. RP used to be the accent Ghanaians tried to master, but it is lately seen as the former colonist's accent. Ghanaians are starting to feel proud of being and sounding multilingual. One of the most famous Ghanaians who does not try to hide his Ghanaian roots in his speech is Kofi Annan. Moreover, nowadays there are also famous rappers who are proud of their Ghanaian sound.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/10/ghana-calls-end-queens-english
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Although I am working hard to achieve a British accent, I totally agree with the Ghanaians. They were colonised by the British and used to think sounding like the rulers meant sounding intelligent. I am glad they feel proud of their own roots and their multilangual history. This change in looking at their native languages might even mean that those languages will not go extinct. If this trend broadens, other African countries could also become more proud of their native tongues and that could ultimately save hundreds of languages. Therefore, this trend could not only be a good thing for Ghanaians, but also for linguists.
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