Tove Rosendal, Linguistic Landshapes. A comparison of the official and non-official language management in Rwanda and Uganda, focusing on the position of African languages, Köln, Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, 2011, 327 pp.
Journal Title: Studies in African Languages and Cultures - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 47
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A review of a book "Linguistic Landshapes. A comparison of the official and non-official language management in Rwanda and Uganda, focusing on the position of African languages" by Tove Rosendal.
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Beata Wójtowicz
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