Focus on South Africa.

By: de Klerk, VivianMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Varieties of English Around the WorldPublisher: Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1996Copyright date: ©1996Description: 1 online resource (326 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789027276049Subject(s): English language -- Social aspects -- South Africa | English language -- South Africa | English language -- Variation -- South Africa | South Africa -- LanguagesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Focus on South AfricaDDC classification: 420/.968 LOC classification: PE3451 -- .F63 1996ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
FOCUS ON SOUTH AFRICA -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- Section A: An Historical Perspective -- Section B: Pan-ethnic Varieties -- Section C: Language Planning and Standards -- Section D: Issues in Education and Society -- Section E: The Northern Neighbours -- Directions for Future Research on English in South Africa -- References -- A History of English in South Africa1 -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. The Colonial Era 1806-1885 -- 1.2. The New Society -- 1.3. The Post-war Era -- 1.4. The New South Africa 19902 -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- English in South African Society: a Preliminary Overview -- 1. Dominant Languages -- 2. English in Relation to White Speakers of Dutch and Afrikaans -- 3. English and Coloured People -- 4. Blacks and English -- 5. English and the South African Indian Population -- 6. White English-speaking South Africans -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- BlackEnglish in South Africa -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Facts and Figures -- 2. The Acquisitional Context -- 3. English and the Media -- 4. Variation -- 5. Previous Research -- 6. Attitudes -- 7. Features of Black South African English -- 7.1. Vowel Phonology -- 7.2. Consonantal systems -- 7.3. Word Stress -- 7.4. Intonation -- 7.5. Grammatical Features -- 7.6. Vocabulary -- 7.7. Discourse Patterns -- 7.8. Speech Acts -- 7.9. Turn-taking -- 7.10. Discourse Markers -- 7.11. Information Structure -- 7.12. Stylistic Features -- 7.13. Code Switching -- 8. Conclusion: BSAfE as an Institutionalised Variety -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Language Contact, Transmission, Shift: South African Indian English -- 1. Introduction -- 2. An Historical Overview -- 3. Shift and Transmission -- 4. SAfTndE from a Thomason and Kaufman Perspective -- 4. SAfTndE from a Thomason and Kaufman Perspective -- 5. Some Defining Features of SAflndE.
5.1. Features Characteristic of All SAflndE Lects -- 5.2. The Basilect as Creoloid -- 6. Conclusion -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Afrikaans English -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cultural Background to Language Identity -- 2.1. Anglicisation Policies -- 2.2. The Rise of Afrikaner Nationalism -- 3. The Language Learning Environment and Bilingualism -- 4. Afrikaans English -- 5. Phonology -- 5.1. Vowels -- 5.2 Consonants -- 5.3. Phonological Processes -- 6. Syntax -- 6.1. Tense, Aspectand Modals -- 6.2. Word Order -- 6.3. Complement structures -- 7. Morphology -- 7.1. Concord -- 7.2. Prepositions -- 7.3. Articles -- 8. Lexis -- 8.1. SAfE Lexical Items -- 8.2. Semantic Merges -- 9. Conclusion -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Cape Flats English1 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical Overview -- 3. The Linguistic Repertoire -- 4. Variation in Cape Flats English -- 5. Linguistic Features of Cape Flats English -- 5.1. Morpho-syntactic Features -- 5.2. Lexical Features -- 5.3. Phonological Features -- 5.4. Discourse Features -- 6. Conclusion -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- The Standardisation Question in Black South African English -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Apartheid Background -- 3. The Standardisation Problem -- 4. The Vulnerability of English -- 4.1 Deviance in Prosodic Phonology -- 4.2 Accent, Pronunciation, and the Concept of 'Standard English' -- 5. The Future of Non-Standard English -- 6. Some Practical Steps -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- English, the Constitution and South Africa's Language Future -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Constitution -- 2.1. The Language Clauses and Education -- 3. Language Functions -- 4. Language-planning Schemes -- 4.1. Neville Alexander's Proposals -- 4.1.1. Standard English -- 4.2. The English Academy's Proposals -- 4.3. The Proposal of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns.
4.4. Statements from Sources Linked to the African National Congress -- 5. Overview -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- English and Language Planning in South Africa: the Flip-side -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Power of English -- 3. The Threat to South Africa's Linguistic and Cultural Diversity -- 3.1. Elitism and Discrimination -- 3.2. Cultural Domination -- 4. What English? -- 4.1. The Political Nature of Language Standardisation -- 4.2. Norm Determination -- 4.3. The Role of Pronunciation -- 4.4. The Notion of Mutual Comprehensibility -- 4.5. The Role of the Standard Language in Society -- 4.5.1. Language and Empowerment -- 4.5.2. The Prevention of Language Change -- 4.6. The Problem of Non-standard Language in the School -- 5. Conclusion -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Lexicography for South African English -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Explorers: The Beginnings of a South African English Lexicon -- 3. The Nineteenth Century: The First Commentators on South African English -- 4. Dictionary-making Begins -- 4.1. The Pioneer: Charles Pettman -- 4.2. 'Supplements ' to Pettman 's Africanderisms -- 5. Prescriptive Lexicography -- 6. The Dictionary Unit for South African English -- 6.1. The First Stage: Establishment and Consolidation -- 6.2. Future Shock: Electronic Lexicography -- 6.3. English Lexicography in 'the New South Africa' -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Issues in English Teaching in Black Primary Schools -- 1.0. Introduction -- 1.1. The History of Black Education in South Africa -- 1.2. Assessing Levels of Competence -- 1.3. Coping with the Problem: the Breakthrough Approach -- 1.4. Bridge to English -- 1.5. Further Developments -- 1.6. Evaluations -- 1.7. Overview -- REFERENCES -- Language Attitudesand their Implications for the Teaching of English in the Eastern Cape -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Language Attitudes and Stereotyping.
3. The Measurement of Language Attitudes -- 4. A Brief Overview of Attitude Studies in South Africa -- 5. Methodology -- 6. Results -- 6.1. The Effect of External Variables -- 7. Occupations -- 8. Respondents' Conscious Language Preferences -- 9. Discussion -- A cknowledgements -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX I -- APPENDIX 2 -- Preparing Student Teachersto Teach English First and Second Language - Problems and Challenges -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. The Educational Legacy of Apartheid -- 1.2. Recent Changes in Apartheid Education -- 2. The Teaching of English as a Subject under Apartheid -- 3. English Teacher Education at Rhodes University -- 3.1. Problems and Challenges -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- English in Interpersonal Interaction in South Africa -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Compliment-Response Behaviour on South African University Campuses -- 2.1. Background to the Study -- 2.2. Methods Used in the Study -- 2.3. The Generalisability of Herbert's Findings -- 2.4. The Effect of Societal Change upon Sociolinguistic Behaviour -- 2.5. Diversity in Compliment-Response Behaviour at the University of Natal -- 2.6. Possible Effects of Change in the Sociolinguistic Order upon the Institution -- 3. Conclusion: The Possibility of Rediscovering a Diachronic Perspective -- Acknowledgements -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- English in Swaziland: Form and Function1 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The 'New Englishes' Paradigm -- 3. The Present Study -- 3.1. The Domains of Use of English -- 3.2. The Users of English -- 3.3. Innovations in Swaziland Colloquial English -- 4. Conclusion -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- English in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi1 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Colonial History -- 3. Language Policies After Independence -- 4. The Status and Sociolinguistic Position of English Today -- 5. Forms of English -- 5.1. Pronunciation -- 5.2. Vocabulary -- 5.3. Grammar.
5.4. Idiomaticity -- 6. Research Perspectives -- 7. Conclusion -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Index -- Acknowledgements.
Summary: This volume brings together a range of studies on various aspects of English and its use in Southern Africa. Experts in their field have written chapters on topics including the history and development of English in South Africa, the characteristics of particular pan-ethnic varieties of English which have evolved in South Africa (including black, Indian and colored varieties) as well as the unique features of the English of South Africa's southern neighbours: Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. Other contributions focus on English in relation to issues such as standardisation, lexicography, education, language planning, language attitudes and interaction patterns.The book will be of primary interest to students of linguistics and language, but should also be relevant to educationists, sociologists and historians.
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FOCUS ON SOUTH AFRICA -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- Section A: An Historical Perspective -- Section B: Pan-ethnic Varieties -- Section C: Language Planning and Standards -- Section D: Issues in Education and Society -- Section E: The Northern Neighbours -- Directions for Future Research on English in South Africa -- References -- A History of English in South Africa1 -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. The Colonial Era 1806-1885 -- 1.2. The New Society -- 1.3. The Post-war Era -- 1.4. The New South Africa 19902 -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- English in South African Society: a Preliminary Overview -- 1. Dominant Languages -- 2. English in Relation to White Speakers of Dutch and Afrikaans -- 3. English and Coloured People -- 4. Blacks and English -- 5. English and the South African Indian Population -- 6. White English-speaking South Africans -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- BlackEnglish in South Africa -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Facts and Figures -- 2. The Acquisitional Context -- 3. English and the Media -- 4. Variation -- 5. Previous Research -- 6. Attitudes -- 7. Features of Black South African English -- 7.1. Vowel Phonology -- 7.2. Consonantal systems -- 7.3. Word Stress -- 7.4. Intonation -- 7.5. Grammatical Features -- 7.6. Vocabulary -- 7.7. Discourse Patterns -- 7.8. Speech Acts -- 7.9. Turn-taking -- 7.10. Discourse Markers -- 7.11. Information Structure -- 7.12. Stylistic Features -- 7.13. Code Switching -- 8. Conclusion: BSAfE as an Institutionalised Variety -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Language Contact, Transmission, Shift: South African Indian English -- 1. Introduction -- 2. An Historical Overview -- 3. Shift and Transmission -- 4. SAfTndE from a Thomason and Kaufman Perspective -- 4. SAfTndE from a Thomason and Kaufman Perspective -- 5. Some Defining Features of SAflndE.

5.1. Features Characteristic of All SAflndE Lects -- 5.2. The Basilect as Creoloid -- 6. Conclusion -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Afrikaans English -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cultural Background to Language Identity -- 2.1. Anglicisation Policies -- 2.2. The Rise of Afrikaner Nationalism -- 3. The Language Learning Environment and Bilingualism -- 4. Afrikaans English -- 5. Phonology -- 5.1. Vowels -- 5.2 Consonants -- 5.3. Phonological Processes -- 6. Syntax -- 6.1. Tense, Aspectand Modals -- 6.2. Word Order -- 6.3. Complement structures -- 7. Morphology -- 7.1. Concord -- 7.2. Prepositions -- 7.3. Articles -- 8. Lexis -- 8.1. SAfE Lexical Items -- 8.2. Semantic Merges -- 9. Conclusion -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Cape Flats English1 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical Overview -- 3. The Linguistic Repertoire -- 4. Variation in Cape Flats English -- 5. Linguistic Features of Cape Flats English -- 5.1. Morpho-syntactic Features -- 5.2. Lexical Features -- 5.3. Phonological Features -- 5.4. Discourse Features -- 6. Conclusion -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- The Standardisation Question in Black South African English -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Apartheid Background -- 3. The Standardisation Problem -- 4. The Vulnerability of English -- 4.1 Deviance in Prosodic Phonology -- 4.2 Accent, Pronunciation, and the Concept of 'Standard English' -- 5. The Future of Non-Standard English -- 6. Some Practical Steps -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- English, the Constitution and South Africa's Language Future -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Constitution -- 2.1. The Language Clauses and Education -- 3. Language Functions -- 4. Language-planning Schemes -- 4.1. Neville Alexander's Proposals -- 4.1.1. Standard English -- 4.2. The English Academy's Proposals -- 4.3. The Proposal of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns.

4.4. Statements from Sources Linked to the African National Congress -- 5. Overview -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- English and Language Planning in South Africa: the Flip-side -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Power of English -- 3. The Threat to South Africa's Linguistic and Cultural Diversity -- 3.1. Elitism and Discrimination -- 3.2. Cultural Domination -- 4. What English? -- 4.1. The Political Nature of Language Standardisation -- 4.2. Norm Determination -- 4.3. The Role of Pronunciation -- 4.4. The Notion of Mutual Comprehensibility -- 4.5. The Role of the Standard Language in Society -- 4.5.1. Language and Empowerment -- 4.5.2. The Prevention of Language Change -- 4.6. The Problem of Non-standard Language in the School -- 5. Conclusion -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Lexicography for South African English -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Explorers: The Beginnings of a South African English Lexicon -- 3. The Nineteenth Century: The First Commentators on South African English -- 4. Dictionary-making Begins -- 4.1. The Pioneer: Charles Pettman -- 4.2. 'Supplements ' to Pettman 's Africanderisms -- 5. Prescriptive Lexicography -- 6. The Dictionary Unit for South African English -- 6.1. The First Stage: Establishment and Consolidation -- 6.2. Future Shock: Electronic Lexicography -- 6.3. English Lexicography in 'the New South Africa' -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Issues in English Teaching in Black Primary Schools -- 1.0. Introduction -- 1.1. The History of Black Education in South Africa -- 1.2. Assessing Levels of Competence -- 1.3. Coping with the Problem: the Breakthrough Approach -- 1.4. Bridge to English -- 1.5. Further Developments -- 1.6. Evaluations -- 1.7. Overview -- REFERENCES -- Language Attitudesand their Implications for the Teaching of English in the Eastern Cape -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Language Attitudes and Stereotyping.

3. The Measurement of Language Attitudes -- 4. A Brief Overview of Attitude Studies in South Africa -- 5. Methodology -- 6. Results -- 6.1. The Effect of External Variables -- 7. Occupations -- 8. Respondents' Conscious Language Preferences -- 9. Discussion -- A cknowledgements -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX I -- APPENDIX 2 -- Preparing Student Teachersto Teach English First and Second Language - Problems and Challenges -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. The Educational Legacy of Apartheid -- 1.2. Recent Changes in Apartheid Education -- 2. The Teaching of English as a Subject under Apartheid -- 3. English Teacher Education at Rhodes University -- 3.1. Problems and Challenges -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- English in Interpersonal Interaction in South Africa -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Compliment-Response Behaviour on South African University Campuses -- 2.1. Background to the Study -- 2.2. Methods Used in the Study -- 2.3. The Generalisability of Herbert's Findings -- 2.4. The Effect of Societal Change upon Sociolinguistic Behaviour -- 2.5. Diversity in Compliment-Response Behaviour at the University of Natal -- 2.6. Possible Effects of Change in the Sociolinguistic Order upon the Institution -- 3. Conclusion: The Possibility of Rediscovering a Diachronic Perspective -- Acknowledgements -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- English in Swaziland: Form and Function1 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The 'New Englishes' Paradigm -- 3. The Present Study -- 3.1. The Domains of Use of English -- 3.2. The Users of English -- 3.3. Innovations in Swaziland Colloquial English -- 4. Conclusion -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- English in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi1 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Colonial History -- 3. Language Policies After Independence -- 4. The Status and Sociolinguistic Position of English Today -- 5. Forms of English -- 5.1. Pronunciation -- 5.2. Vocabulary -- 5.3. Grammar.

5.4. Idiomaticity -- 6. Research Perspectives -- 7. Conclusion -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Index -- Acknowledgements.

This volume brings together a range of studies on various aspects of English and its use in Southern Africa. Experts in their field have written chapters on topics including the history and development of English in South Africa, the characteristics of particular pan-ethnic varieties of English which have evolved in South Africa (including black, Indian and colored varieties) as well as the unique features of the English of South Africa's southern neighbours: Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. Other contributions focus on English in relation to issues such as standardisation, lexicography, education, language planning, language attitudes and interaction patterns.The book will be of primary interest to students of linguistics and language, but should also be relevant to educationists, sociologists and historians.

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