Defining 'plain language' in contemporary South Africa

<p class="Abstract">Defining the concept ‘plain language’ has been hugely problematic since the origins of the so-called Plain Language Movement in the 1970s in the United States and elsewhere in the world. Definitions of ‘plain language’ abound, yet James (2008: 6) warns, in relatio...

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Main Author: Eleanor Cornelius
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2015-12-01
Series:Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics
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Online Access:http://spil.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/190