Afrikaans and Afrikaner nationalism

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ID4179643
AuthorsVic Webb, Mariana Kriel
Year2000
Volume144
Issue1
Publication date2000-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/ijsl.2000.144.19
OpenAlexW2022626772
LanguageEN
Citations received20

One ofthe central problems in the politics of South Africa's many languages is their sociocultural meanings, which range from negative connotations to cases where a language is regarded as a core element in the continued sociopolitical existence ofits Speakers. In both instances, but particularly in the latter case, such meanings couldprove to be obstades to nation building. This is especially so in the case of Afrikaans, which is a basic constituent of Afrikaner nationalism. This contribution discusses the interrelationship between Afrikaans and Afrikaner nationalism. The article begins with a brief overview of the sociolinguistics of the language and its sociopolitical history, and then, against the background of the notions nationalism, ethnic nationalism, and the role of language in ethnic nationalism and politics, the role of Afrikaans in the birth of Afrikaner nationalism and in apartheid policy is discussed. In the concluding paragraph, a number of preliminary thoughts are expressed about the present position of Afrikaans and Afrikaner nationalism

Ethnic group · Ethnic nationalism · Linguistics · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Sociolinguistics · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Law · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy

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