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Publication Date: 1997
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Multilingualism in Southern Africa.
Peirce, Bonny Norton; Ridge, Stanley G. M.
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, v17 p170-90 1997
Reviews recent research in multilingualism in Southern Africa, focusing on the role of languages in education, sociolinguistics, and language policy. Much of the research is on South Africa. Topics discussed include language of instruction in schools, teacher education, higher education, adult literacy, language contact, gender and linguistic change, language decline, language planning. A 10-item annotated bibliography is included. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Cultural Pluralism, Diachronic Linguistics, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Language Maintenance, Language of Instruction, Language Planning, Language Research, Minority Groups, Multilingualism, Public Policy, Sex Differences, Sociolinguistics, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Africa; South Africa
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