‘If I speak English, does it make me less black anyway?’‘Race’ and English in South African desegregated schools

English Academy Review

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 6-24

  McKinney, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Desegregated schools; Race and language; Varieties of English; Youth identities

Indexed keywords

EID: 85053669748     PISSN: 10131752     EISSN: 17535360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10131750701452253     Document Type: Article

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