One prerequisite for the implementation of a policy of vernacular education is the analysis of the linguistic community concerned, in order to avoid unfavourable reactions on the part of the populace. Stewart (1968, p. 532) points out that:
- Where reactions of this [unexpected] type have caught language planners un- awares, it has not necessarily been because they were totally unpredictable, but rather because not enough information was sought in advance about the ways in which languages may interact with other aspects of society