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Language in Cape Town's District Six / Kay McCormick.
Van Pelt Library P115.5.S6 M33 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCormick, Kay.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bilingualism--South Africa--Cape Town.
- Bilingualism.
- Languages in contact--South Africa--Cape Town.
- Languages in contact.
- Afrikaans language--Social aspects--South Africa--Cape Town.
- Afrikaans language.
- English language--Social aspects--South Africa--Cape Town.
- English language.
- Afrikaans language--South Africa--Cape Town--Spoken Afrikaans.
- Working class.
- English language--Spoken English.
- English language--Social aspects.
- Afrikaans language--Social aspects.
- South Africa--Cape Town.
- English language--Spoken English--South Africa--Cape Town.
- Working class--South Africa--Cape Town--Language.
- District Six (Cape Town, South Africa).
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 253 pages : maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- The book is a sociolinguistic case study of District Six, an inner-city neighbourhood in Cape Town characterized by language mixing and switching of English and Afrikaans. Its early inhabitants included indigenous people, freed slaves of African and Asian origin, and immigrants from Europe and elsewhere. The ravages of apartheid affected the residents' attitudes towards their languages in various ways, which are described. The book examines the norms and practices regarding language choice for various functions and domains in the only surviving sector of District Six.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-246) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0198235542
- OCLC:
- 50653808
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