A History of English in South Africa

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages 1
2. Table of contents 5
3. Introduction 7
4. I. An Historical Perspective
5. A History of English in South Africa 19
6. English in South African Society 35
7. II. Pan-ethnic Varieties
8. Black English in South Africa 53
9. Language Contact, Transmission, Shift 79
10. Afrikaans English 99
11. III. The Problem of Standardisation
12. The Standardisation Question in Black South African English 149
13. English, the Constitution and South Africa’s Language Future 163
14. English and Language Planning for South Africa 175
15. Lexicography for South African English 191
16. IV. Issues in Education and Society
17. Issues in English Language Teaching in Primary Schools 211
18. Language Attitudes and their Implications for the Teaching of English in the Eastern Cape 231
19. Preparing Student Teachers to Teach English First and Second Language 251
20. English in Interpersonal Interaction in South Africa 269
21. V. The Northern Neighbours
22. English in Swaziland 285
23. English in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi 301
24. Index 322
25. Acknowledgements, Abbreviations 326