Publications

Publication details [#13759]

Smit, Jané. 1995. Language practices in central government departments, security services and provincial administration. In Webb, Victor N., ed. Language in South Africa. An input into language planning for a post-apartheid South Africa. University of Pretoria. pp. 209–217.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

institutional context | language use | legal text | official language | prescribing

Language as a subject

Languages, South African

Annotation

This article discusses findings on language practices in governmental institutions in South Africa in the light of relevant legal provisions.