Language planning in a rapidly changing multilingual society: The case of English in South Africa

Ridge, Stanley G.M.

doi:10.1075/lplp.28.2.06rid

Article published In: South Africa
Edited by Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu and Timothy Reagan
[Language Problems and Language Planning 28:2] 2004
► pp. 199–215

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Language planning in a rapidly changing multilingual society

The case of English in South Africa

Stanley G.M. Ridge

Published online: 1 November 2004

https://doi.org/10.1075/lplp.28.2.06rid

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