Language visibility in the Xhariep - A comparison of the linguistic landscape of three neighbouring towns

Language Matters

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-96

  Kotze, Chrismi Rinda ^a   Du Plessis, Theodorus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Language and identity; language policy; language politics; language visibility; linguistic landscape

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954971340     PISSN: 10228195     EISSN: 17535395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2010.494682     Document Type: Article

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