When 2+9= 1: English and the Politics of Language Planning in a Multilingual Society South Africa

Cross/Cultures

Volumn 65, Issue , 2003, Pages 235-246

  Kamwangamalu, Nkonko M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 84926125238     PISSN: 09241426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1163/9789401200929_018     Document Type: Chapter

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