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Sociolinguistically oriented language surveys: Reflections on the survey of language use and language teaching in Eastern Africa (Review Article)*

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Edgar C. Polomé
Edgar C. Polomé
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Department of Oriental and African Languages and Literatures, University of Texas, Austin
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Language in Society , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , August 1982 , pp. 265 - 283
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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