Publications

Publication details [#13746]

Steyn, Jaap. 1995. Historical sketch of Afrikaans. In Webb, Victor N., ed. Language in South Africa. An input into language planning for a post-apartheid South Africa. University of Pretoria. pp. 97–106.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

historical linguistics | language change | language contact | language use | language variety

Language as a subject

Annotation

This contribution provides a historical and sociolinguistic sketch of Afrikaans in South Africa.