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English in the world, in Africa, and in South Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Tom McArthur
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Some observations relating to the development of a South African model for teaching, learning, using, and identifying with the language

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Research Article
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English Today , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 11 - 16
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999

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