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Publication details [#56789]
Beukes, Anne-Marie. 2012. ‘The greasy pole of dehumanisation’: Language and violence in South Africa. Language Matters: Studies in the Languages of Africa 43 (2) : 128–145. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
Routledge
Annotation
Examining the link between language and the recent spiral of violence in democratic South Africa, this study argues that South Africa's multilingualism presents abundant chances to enfold linguistic diversity as an instrument for grasping and fostering a peace culture.