Language in South Africa South African Edition

Language in South Africa South African Edition image
ISBN-10:

052153383X

ISBN-13:

9780521533836

Author(s): Mesthrie, Rajend
Edition: African Ed
Released: Oct 30, 2002
Format: Paperback, 503 pages
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Description:

This is a guide to language and society in South Africa. As the authors demonstrate, the South African context offers a treasure trove of data and examples for linguistic and sociolinguistic study. The title surveys the most important language groupings in the region in terms of pre-colonial and colonial history contact between the different language varieties, leading to language loss, pidginization, creolization and new mixed varieties language and public policy issues associated with the transition to a post-apartheid society and its eleven official languages. It details the history of indigenous languages, the impact of European languages upon them, and of transformations to the European languages themselves.

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