Language complaints as an instrument of language rights activism

The case of PanSalb as a guardian of the right to mother-tongue education

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ID20406448
AutoresNicholus Nyika (0000-0003-1464-9444, University of the Free State, autor correspondente)
Ano2009
Volume40
Fascículo2
Páginas239-260
Data de publicação2009-11-01
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoLanguage Matters (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1022-8195 • E-ISSN: 1753-5395
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10228190903188583
OpenAlexW2004640507
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas10

Language activism in South Africa has a long history. Various instruments of language activism have been used in the past, leading to the emergence of two particular traditions. One tradition, which is linked to a ‘struggle’ for the Afrikaans language, is mostly viewed in a negative sense and relates to language activism under Afrikaner Nationalism. The other tradition associated with the struggle for a democratic South Africa, is viewed in a more positive sense, and relates to language activism under the Mass Democratic Movement. The new political dispensation in South Africa, ushered in in 1994, requires a reappraisal of the current instruments of language activism, particularly in view of the newer instrument of activism concerning the lodging of language complaints as an avenue to attain redress for alleged language rights violations. With a special focus on Afrikaans and the African languages, this article sets out to examine the language and education issues covered in complaints lodged with the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) in the period 1997 to 2007. The article discusses how this new instrument has been used and by whom, while examining how this fits into the broader linguistic status quo in South Africa

Comprehension approach · Democracy · First language · Language education · Language policy · Language politics · Linguistics · Minority language · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Redress · Sociology · Sociology of language · Gender Studies · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Multilingual Education and Policy

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