Afrikaans and Dutch as closely-related languages: A comparison to West Germanic languages and Dutch dialects

<p class="Abstract">Following Den Besten’s (2009) desiderata for historical linguistics of Afrikaans, this article aims to contribute some modern evidence to the debate regarding the founding dialects of Afrikaans. From an applied perspective (i.e. human language technology), we aim...

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Main Authors: Wilbert Heeringa, Febe de Wet, Gerhard B. van Huyssteen
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2015-02-01
Series:Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus
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Online Access:http://spilplus.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/649