Not Eleven Languages

Not Eleven Languages
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 163
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ISBN-10 : 9781614515067
ISBN-13 : 1614515069
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Book Synopsis Not Eleven Languages by : Leketi Makalela

Download or read book Not Eleven Languages written by Leketi Makalela and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynamic language practices of African multilingual speakers have not been cogently described in a book-length manuscript. This book challenges assumptions that led to South Africa's 11 official languages and makes a case for mutual inter-comprehensibility. Students, teachers, and scholars in sociolinguistics, multilingualism, translanguaging, and teacher education will find this book thought-provoking.


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