Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Black Dialects | 3 |
| Foreign Countries | 3 |
| Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| English | 2 |
| Multilingualism | 2 |
| Aircraft Pilots | 1 |
| Applied Linguistics | 1 |
| Bilingual Students | 1 |
| Bilingualism | 1 |
| Children | 1 |
| Code Switching (Language) | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Alatis, James E., Ed. | 1 |
| Chick, J. Keith | 1 |
| Hamilton, Heidi E., Ed. | 1 |
| Hickey, Raymond, Ed. | 1 |
| Tan, Ai-Hui, Ed. | 1 |
| Wade, Rodrik | 1 |
Publication Type
| Books | 1 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| South Africa | 3 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkHickey, Raymond, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2020
South Africa is a country characterised by great linguistic diversity. Large indigenous languages, such as isiZulu and isiXhosa, are spoken by many millions of people, as well as the languages with European roots, such as Afrikaans and English, which are spoken by several millions and used by many more in daily life. This situation provides a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English, Multilingualism, Sociolinguistics
Peer reviewedChick, J. Keith; Wade, Rodrik – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1997
Discusses the sociolinguistic order in the new South Africa, traces the implications of English dominance in this order, and reflects on the difficulty of assembling an accurate picture of the sociolinguistic order of a society in times of rapid social change. Particular focus is on the processes of restandardization of standard South African…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, English, Foreign Countries, Language Dominance
Alatis, James E., Ed.; Hamilton, Heidi E., Ed.; Tan, Ai-Hui, Ed. – 2000
This volume contains the published version of selected papers from the 2000 Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics (GURT). Plenary speeches include the following: "The Talk of Learning Professional Work" (Shirley Brice Heath); "Linguistics, Education, and the Ebonics Firestorm" (John R. Rickford);…
Descriptors: Aircraft Pilots, Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Students, Black Dialects
