UID:
almafu_9959243139902883
Format:
1 online resource (326 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-283-35842-5
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9786613358424
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90-272-7604-8
Series Statement:
Varieties of English around the world. General series, v. 15
Content:
This volume brings together a range of studies on various aspects of English and its use in Southern Africa. Experts in their field have written chapters on topics including the history and development of English in South Africa, the characteristics of particular pan-ethnic varieties of English which have evolved in South Africa (including black, Indian and colored varieties) as well as the unique features of the English of South Africa's southern neighbours: Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. Other contributions focus on English in relation to issues such as standardisation, lexicography
Note:
section A. An historical perspective -- section B. Pan-ethnic varieties -- section C. The problem of standardisation -- section D. Issues in education and society -- section E. The northern neighbors.
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-272-4873-7
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-55619-446-3
Language:
English
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