Focus on South Africa

Abstract

1. Introduction (by de Klerk, Vivian) 2. I. An Historical Perspective 3. A History of English in South Africa (by Lanham, Len W.) 4. English in South African Society: A Preliminary Overview (by Branford, William) 5. II. Pan-ethnic Varieties 6. Black English in South Africa (by Gough, David) 7. Language Contact, Transmission, Shift: South African Indian English (by Mesthrie, Rajend) 8. Afrikaans English (by Watermeyer, Susan) 9. III. The Problem of Standardisation 10. The Standardisation Question in Black South African English (by Wright, Laurence) 11. English, the Constitution and South Africa's Language Future (by Titlestad, Peter) 12. English and Language Planning for South Africa: the Flip Side (by Webb, Victor) 13. Lexicography for South African English (by Pienaar, L.) 14. IV. Issues in Education and Society 15. Issues in English Language Teaching in Primary Schools (by Walters, Paul) 16. Language Attitudes and their Implications for the Teaching of English in the Eastern Cape (by Bosch, Barbara) 17. Preparing Student Teachers to Teach English First and Second Language (by Murray, Sarah) 18. English in Interpersonal Interaction in South Africa (by Chick, Keith J.) 19. V. The Northern Neighbours 20. English in Swaziland: Form and Function (by Kamwangamalu, Nkonko M.) 21. English in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi (by Schmied, Josef J.) 22. Index 23. List of contributors