Language Variation and Standardization at the Cape (1880–1922): A Contribution To Afrikaans Sociohistorical Linguistics

Journal of Germanic Linguistics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 301-352

  Deumert, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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