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A Data Set of Final Year High School Examination Texts of South African Home and First Additional Language Subjects Cover

A Data Set of Final Year High School Examination Texts of South African Home and First Additional Language Subjects

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|Jul 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/johd.108 | Journal eISSN: 2059-481X
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 27, 2023
Accepted on: Jun 9, 2023
Published on: Jul 5, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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