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AFRICA: Mind your language - a short guide to HIV/AIDS slang Posted by sociolingo on June 21, 2008 There’s an interesting article on IRIN NEWS about a glossary of the language used in several African countries to refer to HIV/AIDS. (Click the link to access the article) Many agencies are concerned about how the negative connotations in the language used on the street undermines the efforts to reduce the stigma of the disease. One researcher cited in the article says “Language can neither be
Saturday, June 21, 2008
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