LL-L "Language maintenance" 2007.04.27 (07) [A/E/LS]

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From: Elsie Zinsser <ezinsser at icon.co.za>
Subject: LL-L "Language maintenance" 2007.04.27 (03) [A/E/LS]

Goeiedag Laaglanders!

Tomoki, dis gaaf dat jy in Afrikaans belangstel. ("Ek stel belang in
Afrikaans").

-Ja, Suid-Afrikaners gebruik al elf tale in die openbaar! Die regering neig
om voorrang
te gee aan Engels in die openbaar maar dit is Suid-Afrikaners se
demokratiese reg om
enige landstaal te gebruik. Wanneer ek dus die polisie bel, of in 'n hof sou
moet verskyn,
kan ek vra om in Afrikaans bedien te word, maar dit is nie altyd prakties
uitvoerbaar nie.

-Meeste Afrikaansprekende kinders word in hul moedertaal opgelei en leer
Engels as 'n
tweede taal. (Kinders in Suid-Afrika kry moedertaal onderrig in die primêre
en sekondêre
skool maar ouers is vry om hulle kinders in enige taal-medium te laat
onderrig).

Groete,

Elsie Zinsser

From: Tomoki Minohara <mino_engelachtig at yahoo.com>
Subject: Language maintenance

Goiedag! My naam is Tomoki. Ek is Japanner, en belangstel in Afrikaans.
Die taal Afrikaans is een van die elf amptelike tale van Suid-Afrika en
word deur omtrent 6 miljoen persone as 'n eerste taal gebruik.
Gebruik se Engels in die openbaar?
Leer hulle Engels as tweede taal op skool?
Groete,
Tomoki Minohara
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From: Jonny Meibohm <altkehdinger at freenet.de>
Subject: LL-L "Language maintenance" 2007.04.27 (03) [A/E/LS]

Beste Reinhard,

Du schreyvst:

> There are lots of Low-Saxon-speaking actors (not only amateurs) and other
sorts of entertainers that could be trained to host programs if
> they haven't been already,* also people that already act as LS-speaking
radio hosts.

... and there are some amongst them who speak rather a good LS!

>  Some pick and choose from a large spread of dialects, such as Radio
Bremen, and only the most fervent naysayers and other types of
> curmudgeons complain about that.
Anscheeten! This time I'm NOT amongst them ;-)!
I know that a lot of older people- native speakers of LS!- enjoy to listen
regularly to them.

Allerbest!

Jonny Meibohm

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Language maintenance

Moin, Jonny!

Woso "anscheten"?  Did you assume I had you in mind?  If so, why did you,
and why would I?  Sure!  You're important to me and all, but you're not all
that central to my thoughts.  Besides, I hope you don't think I apply such
clumsy labeling to people.

Kumpelmenten,
Reinhard/Ron
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