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Written Afrikaans since Standardization

A Century of Change
  • ISBN-13: 9781498577205
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
  • By Johanita Kirsten
  • Price: AUD $253.00
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 16/04/2019
  • Format: Hardback (100.00mm X 100.00mm) 244 pages Weight: 520g
  • Categories: General studies [GTG]
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This book focuses on a century of language change, starting early in the 20th century when Standard Afrikaans first emerged. Different areas of language use are explored, such as pronoun use, tenses, possession, and connectives. The changes in these areas are divided into three categories of types of change: paradigmatic changes, grammaticalization, and discursive and socio-cultural changes. The book also includes a short history of the standardization of Afrikaans and brief discussions of some relevant ideological issues. The second and final chapters include an in-depth discussion of the theory of language change and language evolution, as well as reflections on what language change is and how it proceeds. The role of language contact in language change, and language-external influences, are also considered.
Acknowledgements List of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Theory of Language Change Chapter 3: Afrikaans Standardization in Context Chapter 4: Diachronic Corpus Linguistics Chapter 5: Paradigmatic Changes Chapter 6: Grammaticalization Chapter 7: Discursive and Socio-Cultural Changes Chapter 8: Conclusion References
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