Can academic/scientific discourse really be translated across English and African languages?

Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 147-169

  Wildsmith Cromarty, Rosemary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 45849101202     PISSN: 16073614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/SALALS.2008.26.1.12.427     Document Type: Article

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