| Re: Sou jou kon glo as...! [boodskap #22923] |
Sa, 15 Mei 1999 00:00 |
André Swart
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....jy jou onsinnige betoog in Afrikaans kon voer! ...Swaap!
André
Squirrel skryf in boodskap news:b4dd0775f51195532a728f1663556f5c@anonymous.poster...
> There was recent speculation in this NG as to the future of the
> Afrikaans language. This is quite an interesting matter when one
> considers it's history - particulary the evolution over say the
> last 100 years.
>
> It's origins I believe are firmly in the Netherlands, and like
> many bastardised languages, simply fashions words from available
> sources - in particular the English language. What springs to
> mind here is the theft of, in particular, the technological words
> - like many associated with the computer industry. Almost all of
> these have been "Afrikaanered" with the addition of a "ge" or two
> at the beginning.
>
> So what of the future you may well ask?
>
> As Afrikaans has clearly lost it's "official" status of the past
> - and acquired a stigma associated with Apartheid to boot, it
> seems to be destined to the scrap heap, where no doubt it will
> continue to gather dust for quite a few years to come.
>
> So many of the Afrikaaners are fleeing the moeder land these days
> also and that fragmentation will impinge upon the ability to
> spread and indoctrinate the childred, who even in SAfrica will be
> subject to a barrage of "foreign" cultures, ideals and languages,
> for them to ultimately choose their following.
>
> As Afrikaans is not an international language, English will surge
> ahead in the popularity stakes, and ultimately triumph in the
> long term.
>
> Squirrel
>
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