Written Afrikaans since Standardization - A Century of Change (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2019
Authors:	Johanita Kirsten
Dimensions:	230 x 160 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	244
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-7720-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech)
LSN:	1-4985-7720-2
Barcode:	9781498577205

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