Tag Archives: Generationen

South African Coconuts

Posted on 19. July 2014 by schaefew

Under Apartheid, South Africa had quite a rigid social division based on race: Whites, Blacks, Coloureds, Indians. There was little mixing between them. There were also four easily identifiable social dialects of English corresponding to these classes. After the end … Continue reading →

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A sign of Cajunness

Posted on 19. July 2014 by schaefew

Language change can be systematically studied by comparing contemporary speech with historical records but also by comparing the speech of different age groups, as in this study (carried out by Dubois and Horvarth) of the Cajun dialect spoken in Louisiana. … Continue reading →

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Afrikaans vs. English

Posted on 13. July 2014 by schaefew

In 2004, the new constitution of Namibia declared English the sole official language. Up to then, both English and Afrikaans, as a result of South African control of the country, had been the country’s official languages. The administrative and military … Continue reading →

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