‘Mina 'ngumZulu phaqa’ 1 Language and identity among multilingual Grade 9 learners at a private desegregated high school in South Africa

English Academy Review

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 42-54

  Nongogo, Nomakhalipha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Desegregated schools; Ethnicity; Identity; Language practices; Multilingualism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010851859     PISSN: 10131752     EISSN: 17535360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10131750701452295     Document Type: Article

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