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‘Language is resilient’ Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún’s First Draft

April/May 2020First DraftInterviews
What fascinates author and linguist, Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, about language is its ‘resilience despite human attitude’; its ability to ‘find its way, though not always in the directions we want.’ Our questions are italicized. What books or kinds of books did you read while growing up? I read all kinds. Being the fifth of six children, I found that the house was filled with a lot of used books. All the children’s storybooks I remember first coming into contact with were tho
 

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