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Data and Methods
An interdisciplinary method of data collection was used for the study; linguistic 
and anthropological. A linguistic survey of Larteh (LISL) was conducted to collect 
information on individual and societal linguistic repertoires. The survey was conducted 
from September 5 - September 9, 2011 with 12 Research Assistants: 6 locals, paired with 
6 National Service personnel from the University of Ghana. One Research Assistant 
helped with data analyses. 
Results of the survey also gave indication of patterns of language use in Larteh. In all, 
418 interviews were conducted to specifically determine language types that are used in 
the community. This number represented about 5% of the total population of Larteh - 
8,310 (Ghana Housing and Population Census, 2000). The interviewees who were 
randomly selected were aged 10 years and above. Furthermore, Primary 1 classroom 
teaching sessions in three public schools in Larteh were observed. The schools were the 
Anglican Primary School on September 12, 2011; the Presbyterian Primary School on 
September 14, 2011; and the Methodist Primary School on September 15, 2011. Funeral 
activities and church services were also observed. Two funeral sessions were observed 
on October 29, 2011 and November 26, 2011. With regard to language choice in the 
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church, notes taken at the Presbyterian Church and Lighthouse Chapel on January 22, 
2012 and February 5, 2012 respectively are used for illustration. These exercises enabled 
the researcher to investigate the choices that teachers, family spokesman, and church 
leaders make in multilingual contexts such as the classroom, funeral gatherings, and 
church services.