English in South Africa: Parallels with African American vernacular English

English Today

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-36

  Hibbert, Liesel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

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EID: 85008579684     PISSN: 02660784     EISSN: 14740567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266078402001037     Document Type: Article

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