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Prator, Clifford H. – Engl Lang Teaching, 1969
The Survey of Language Use and Language Teaching in Eastern Africa, founded in 1967 with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, covers Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Zambia. This article reports on the Survey's organization, methods, participants, achievements and goals. (FWB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, International Organizations, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedDe Klerk, V.; Bosch, B. – Language Sciences, 1997
Focuses on nicknames used with positive social intent to test whether positive nicknames follow more closely the phonological trends in phonasthetic English words. Findings indicate evidence of particular consonantal and vocalic preferences in nicknames as well as trends in stress and syllabic structure, suggesting evidence of sound-symbolism at…
Descriptors: Consonants, English, Sociolinguistics, Sound Effects
Abdulaziz, Mohamed H.; Fox, Melvin J. – 1978
A survey was conducted from 1967 to 1970 with the following goals: (1) to gather information on the use and teaching of languages in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia; (2) to stimulate research and development in linguistics and language pedagogy in East Africa; (3) to assist in strengthening the resources of East African institutions…
Descriptors: African Languages, Bibliographies, Foundation Programs, Information Dissemination
