African language varieties at Baragwanath hospital : a sociolinguistic analysis.

African language varieties at Baragwanath hospital : a sociolinguistic analysis.

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The initial purpose of this study was to describe and analyse the language situation at Baragwanath Hospital. This was seen as a microcosm of the language situation in urban South Africa. As such, this study set out to identify problems and offer suggestions in resolving the difficulties experience...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saohatse, Mokgadi C., 1957-
Other Authors: Finlayson, Rosalie, 1943-
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Language varieties
Communication problems
Baragwanath staff-patient turnover
Language attitudes
Language interpreters
Promotion of indigenous languages
Language use in a speech community
Code switching
Doctor-patient relationship
Tsotsitaal and lscamtho
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Sociolinguistics > South Africa > Johannesburg.
African languages > Social aspects > South Africa > Johannesburg.
Code switching (Linguistics) > South Africa > Johannesburg.
Multilingualism > South Africa > Johannesburg.
Hospitals > South Africa > Sociological aspects.
Baragwanath Hospital > Language.
Tsotsitaal languages.
Translators > South Africa > Johannesburg.
Languages in contact > South Africa > Johannesburg.
Speech communities.
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17665

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http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17665

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