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I am in my last day in Johannesburg, South Africa, having attended a linguistics conference here for the past week. It’s been a fascinating experience, both attending presentations at the conference and experiencing South Africa for the first time. The language situation in South Africa is complex. There are 11 official languages (versus just 2 […]https://acrossculturesweb.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/SOUTHAFRICA_SS1-300x159.jpg