Essays on English in South Africa and its neighboring countries include: "A History of English in South Africa" (Len Lanham); "English in South African Society: A Preliminary Overview" (Bill Branford); "Black English in South Africa" (David Gough); "Language Contact, Transmission, Shift: South African Indian English" (Rajend Mesthrie); "Afrikaans English" (Susan Watermeyer); "Cape Flats English" (Karen Malan); "The Standardisation Question in Black South African English" (Laurence Wright); "English, the Constitution, and South Africa's Language Future" (Peter Titlestad); "English and Language Planning for South Africa: The Flip Side" (Victor Webb); "Lexicography for South African English" (Penny Silva); "Issues in English Language Teaching in Primary Schools" (Paul Walters);"Language Attitudes and Their Implications for the Teaching of English in the Eastern Cape" (Barbara Bosch, Vivian de Klerk); "Preparing Student Teachers To Teach English First and Second Language" (Sarah Murray, Hennie van der Mescht); "English in Interpersonal Interaction in South Africa" (Keith J. Chick); "English in Swaziland: Form and Function" (Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu, Teresa Chisanga); "English in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi" (Josef Schmied). (MSE)