The dissertation secondly analyses the various debates and concrete suggestions around the transformation of Afrikaans as a language. To this end, the dissertation draws on Carli Coetzee's (2013) notion of 'accent', and theorises linguistic accentedness as a frame through which to analyse, and conceptualise, change and transformation in contrast to linguistic human rights and linguistic citizenship. It firstly presents the argument that the dominant thought paradigms in Afrikaans, the home language of most Khoekhoen and Bushmen South Africans and those descended from them, through which questions related to change and transformation are theorised are insufficient. This dissertation investigates the position of South Africa's 'First Peoples', the Khoehkoen and Bushmen, in relation to discourses of language, transformation, and higher education. Immense gratitude is due to Dr Dioné Prinsloo, Dr Mariëtta Alberts, Prof Hennie van Coller and Prof Anne-Marie Beukes, in specific, and the SA Academy for Science and Arts in general for their continuous flow of friendly support and enthusiastic faith in this project. New terms, adjustments and corrections must please be forwarded to the address below to be considered for inclusion into the next edition. The user of this dictionary should not view this publication as an absolute and final referencing source but rather as a living working document which could and should be adjusted. Afrikaans is a young and dynamic language which will necessitate the need for a revised and adjusted version of this document. The appearance of this document has also been renewed, adjusted and revised with the intention to obtain a friendlier user experience. Over 1480 new Afrikaans and English terms has been added to this ninth edition which was mainly obtained from model bills of quantities. It was an extreme privilege to be granted the opportunity to revise the eight impression of the Building Dictionary.
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