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Name:	Ian  Bekker (IPA: ijən bɛkə)
Institution:	Rhodes University
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Homepage:	http://rhodes-za.academia.edu/IanBekker
State and/or Country:	South Africa
Linguistic Field(s):	Sociolinguistics
Selected Publications:	Bekker I. (2003). Using historical data to explain language attitudes: a South African case study. AILA Review, 16: 62-77. Bekker, I. (2004). An attitude scale for measuring language attitudes at South African tertiary institutions. Southern African linguistics and applied language studies, in press. Bekker, I. (2004). Language attitudes and ethnolinguistic identity in South Africa: a critical review, in Cohen, J., McAlister, K., Rolstad, K., & MacSwan, J. (Eds.). ISB4: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Bilingualism. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press, in press. Bekker, I. (2004). Book review of Kay McKormick’s Language in Cape Town’s District Six. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 8(3): 451-454.
Courses Taught:	Semantics, Critical Discourse Analysis, Computational Linguistics, Language Ecology
Dissertation Abstract:	The Vowels of South African English
Academic Paper Abstract:	Using Historical Data to Explain Language Attitudes: a South African Case Study An Atitude Scale for Measuring Language Attitudes at South African Tertiary Institutions Language Attitudes and Ethnolinguistic Identity in South Africa: a Critical Review The Formation of South African English
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