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Lusekelo A (2009). Christina Higgins. 2009. English as a Local Language. Afrikanistik online, Vol. 2009. (urn:nbn:de:0009-10-20890)
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title = "Christina Higgins. 2009. English as a Local Language",
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| Bibliographic Citation | Afrikanistik Online, Vol. 2009, Iss. 6 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Christina Higgins. 2009. English as a Local Language (eng) |
| Author | Amani Lusekelo |
| Language | eng |
| Abstract | Christina Higgins credibly presents the situation of English in East Africa as scrutinized from four areas, which she investigated in the field: the newspaper journalism, annual beauty pageants for young women, the hip hop music of the youth, and advertisements. For me, as a Tanzanian, it has been a pleasure to review a book that illuminatingly documents the language situation, the cultural conceptualization and the localization of English that is taking place in the multilingual society in Tanzania. |
| Subject | Kenia, Kenya, Sheng, Tansania, Tanzania, african english, sociolinguistics |
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| DDC | 420 |
| Rights | DPPL |
| URN: | urn:nbn:de:0009-10-20890 |
