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English is the language of public life: government, business and the media. It’s estimated that half of South Africa’s people have a speaking knowledge of the language.This glossary explains some of the words used when English is spoken in South Africa....
Africa in Words (AiW) Interview: Review and Q&A:Leila Abouleila’s ‘River Spirit’ – Rewriting the Footnotes of Sudanese Colonial HistorybyEllen Addis Leila Aboulela, Author Leila Aboulelais a fiction writer, essayist, and playwright of Sudanese origin. Born in Cairo, she grew up in Kharto...
" she asks in one performance. "Can we live, constantly dreading the evening blows?" Her words became angrier, too. "Let all this stop, otherwise ,"we will take up our axes and our wachetes against these cowards," she spits, her voice ...
In South Africa English might be the language of business and the locals speak English usually very well, but you will be taken by surprise when you hear some of thetypical South African slang words which are sprinkled in every communication of South Africans.Here are the most frequently encoun...
with the men in tillage,their usual occupation is spinning and weaving cotton,which they afterwards dye,and make into garments.They also manufacture earthen vessels,of which we have many kinds.Among the rest tobacco pipes,made after the same fashion,and used in the same manner,as those in ...
I am unaware of any systematic dictionary work treating of the more colloquial words of Indian English, this 30 years on from Braj Kachru's (1983) article 'Toward a Dictionary'.The popular guidebook seriesLonely Planethas stolen a march on the lexicographers in producing a vibrant, popular ...
Movies about African American experiences have always been in the minority, but this year's slate of potential Oscar contenders provide a startling counter-example: From the newly released police violence drama "Fruitvale Station" to Lee Daniels' upcoming "The Butler," Steve McQueen's "12 Years ...