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Book review

Helene Steigertahl. Englishes in Post-Independence Namibia. An Investigation of Variety Status and its Implications for English Language Teaching
[Duisburger Papers on Research in Language and Culture Series 124]. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2019. 388 pp. EUR. 68.67 ISBN 978-363-179-960-4

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| The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Published online: 20 September 2022
https://doi.org/10.1075/eww.21072.ste
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