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The Linguistic Situation and Language Policy in Eastern Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2008

Carol Myers Scotton
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This is an overview of studies concerning the linguistic situation of Eastern Africa in reference to the inter-relationships among the various Languages and their extent, as well as to both official and informal patterns of usage. The three which make up what is traditionally called East Africa--Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda--receive more detailed attention.

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Language Policy and the Linguistic Situation
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Annual Review of Applied Linguistics , Volume 2 , March 1981 , pp. 8 - 20
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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