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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
Hauptfleisch, T. – 1978
This report is the second in a series of four intended to study language attitudes and language maintenance among whites in the Republic of South Africa. The series is based on data provided by a large-scale survey conducted during 1973-74. The present report deals with attitudes towards using and improving usage in the second language.…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, English
Hauptfleisch, T. – 1977
This report is the first in a series of four intended to study language attitudes and language maintenance among whites in the Republic of South Africa. The series is based on data provided by a large-scale survey conducted during 1973-1974. The present report deals with attitudes toward English and Afrikaans as official languages, about…
Descriptors: Afrikaans, Biculturalism, Bilingualism, Community Attitudes
Kibbee, Douglas A. Ed. – 1998
This edited volume of conference papers contains the following titles: "Presentation: Realism and Idealism in Language Conflict and Their Resolution" (Douglas A. Kibbee); "Legal and Linguistic Perspectives on Language Legislation" (Douglas A. Kibbee); "The Linguistic Rights of Non-English Speaking Suspects, Witnesses,…
Descriptors: African Languages, English Only Movement, Ethnic Groups, Federal Legislation
