{"product_id":"language-in-south-africa-rajend-mesthrie-9780521791052","title":"Language in South Africa","description":"This is a comprehensive and wide-ranging guide to language and society in South Africa. The book surveys the most important language groupings in the region in terms of pre-colonial and colonial history; contact between the different language varieties (leading to language loss, pidginization, creolization and new mixed varieties). It examines language and public policy issues associated with the transition to a post-apartheid society and its eleven official languages. All the chapters are informed by the importance of socio-political history in understanding questions of language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raj Mesthrie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521791057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521791052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d","brand":"Raj Mesthrie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43920067461375,"sku":"9780521791052","price":96.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9ad3b838-93d1-4ce3-bd20-5ab62bada480.jpg?v=1680813419","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/language-in-south-africa-rajend-mesthrie-9780521791052","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}