About the Author

In 2002 Malcolm Venter was the recipient of the English Academy's highest honour, the Gold Medal Award. He has been a teacher for 36 years, a part-time lecturer at the US and co-author of a number of English school textbooks. He holds a Doctorate in English Linguistics and is currently the National Chair of the SA Council for English Education. Jean holds a PhD in dialect lexicography from Rhodes University, with particular reference to South African English. She was the compiler of A Dictionary of South African English and Associate Editor of A Dictionary of South African English on Historical Principles. She is the author of numerous papers, poetry and verse translations.