Personal Names as Neglected Sociolinguistic Resource: Use of English in Botswana
Abstract Studies of the use of English around the world take a variety of forms, but most take a narrow view of language that excludes personal names and thus fail to gain the fuller perspective that names provide. This study draws upon descriptions of the use· of English in Botswana and a recent qu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
1999-06-01
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Series: | Names |
Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1543 |