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Publication details [#53778]

Rosendal, Tove. 2010. Languages in competition in Rwanda: Who is winning on the linguistic market? Language Matters: Studies in the Languages of Africa 41 (2) : 238–259.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

language policy | language status | language use | multilingualism | official language

Language as a subject

English | French | Rwanda

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This paper addresses the use of the three official post-1994 languages in Rwanda, i.e. Rwanda, French and English, focusing on their role and position in the current competitive situation, created by the post-1994 genocide language policy changes.