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Title

A Dictionary of South African English on Historical Principles

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

1996

Language

English

ISBN 10

0198631537

ISBN 13

9780198631538

Binding

Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

This Dictionary documents the development of English in South Africa from the late sixteenth century to the present day. It covers words originating in all the country's ethnic groups and communities. 47,000 quotations illustrate 8,000 entries from literature, conversations, and radio and television broadcasts.

About the Author

The DSAE was written at the Dictionary Unit for South African English at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. Penny Silva is the executive director of the Unit and the Dictionary's managing editor.

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