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English in South Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Rajend Mesthrie
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Abstract

A discussion of the history, status, major features and general properties of English as it is used alongside Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu and other southern African languages

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English Today , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 27 - 35
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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