ABSTRACT
Madina is a fast-developing suburban settlement situated on the Accra plains some ten miles north-east of Accra on the old Accra-Dodowah Road and some two miles north of the University of Ghana, Legon. The Madina Project of author's title is, however, a second, socio-linguistic survey undertaken jointly by the Institute of African Studies of the University of Ghana and the Department of Linguistics, Northwestern University. The choice of Madina for the pilot survey was determined largely by the need for economy. In the case of Madina a survey in depth at reasonable cost was feasible because of the small size of settlement and its proximity to Legon, which made for easy access and low transport costs in conducting the survey and maintaining effective control and supervision of it. The Madina project is still very much a matter of research in progress; Phase I has only recently been completed.
