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Publication details [#44342]

Mooko, Theophilus. 2006. Counteracting the Threat of Language Death: The Case of Minority Languages in Botswana. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 27 (2) : 109–125.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

language loss | language maintenance | minority language

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This paper discusses how after Botswana's independence in 1966, despite the lack of any government support, Botswana minority language speakers initiated some strategies to develop and maintain their languages.