The place of English in relation to other languages in South Mrica

English is undeniably important in tenns of fulfilling particular functions, but it does not, on its own, cater for the complex linguistic needs of a multilingual society. Experience elsewhere in Africa has shown that an assimilationist and/or interactional perspective is a dangerous position to ado...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kathleen Heugh
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2013-02-01
Series:Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning
Online Access:http://perlinguam.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/263