Manual for multilingual signs: Handleiding vir meertalige tekens
This manual provides practical guidelines on why and how to erect multilingual public signage. Government and private institutions, as well as sign designers, will find this manual useful. The manual results from the Multilingual Information Development Programme, a project funded by the Province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium, and contributes to the cultivation of a language dispensation in South Africa that is fair and that benefits all of its inhabitants.
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Foreword
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Background
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Step-by-step guide
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