LL-L "Afrikaans" 2004.04.17 (01) [E]

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From: SBoyo48314 at aol.com <SBoyo48314 at aol.com>
Subject: LL-L "Afrikaans" 2004.04.16 (04) [E]

It would be useful if M Dreyer could elaborate on the concept of Afrikaner
'native land' as used in his article. To my knowledge and to most people's
Afrikaans isn't native to Africa but evolved from the Dutch language
introduced to the continent by decendants of Dutch immigrants in much the
same way as later European languages were introduced by immigrants from
Portugal, Britain and France. The fact that it arrived at the southern tip
of the continent a century earlier than the others does not then accord it
native status to the exclusion of other European languages.

On the same basis I do not think it is appropriate thinking in this age of
enlightenment to continue to accord a 'native' or 'native land' status
solely to the benefit of one immigrant-settler group (Afrikaners and
Afrikaans)  whilst excluding this status from being applied to other equally
key immigrant-settler groups (the British and English).

The long and short of it is that both Afrikaners(Afrikaans) and British
(English) have their origins elsewhere outside Southern Africa a glaring
historical fact that musn't be brazenly re-written. Similarly the fact that
English or French or Portuguese is now spoken by millions of native (black)
Africans does not now automatically make those languages native to Africa.

Stephen

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