Standard Afrikaans, standard spelling and the Afrikaans word list and spelling rules (AWS)
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عنوان ژورنال: Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2224-7912
DOI: 10.17159/2224-7912/2016/v56n2-1a11