LL-L "Language maintenance" 2007.04.29 (07) [A/E]

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

Goeiedag Laaglanders!

Elsie, hartlik dank vir de verbetering van my Afrikaans.
Ek is nuuskierig na de taalpolitiek in Suid-Afrika,
omdat ek na Suid-Afrika nog nooit gegaan het.
In die algemeen, word die pleknaam en die instruksies
in twee tale (Engels en Afrikaans) geskryf?

Groete,

Tomoki Minohara


Elsie Zinsser wrote:
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

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From: Diederik Masure <didimasure at hotmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Language maintenance" 2007.04.29 (06) [E/German]

>> P.S.: And he's revised his Antwerp Brabantish translation:
lowlands-l.net/anniversary/brabants-antwerpen.php
 And any comments would be welcome... (esp. from our other brabantish
members)
I am not wholly content with it yet, but that might also be since this kind
of stories does not have a tradition in Antwerp as a 'big' city. A true
Antwaarepeneir would probably never spontaneously tell such a story.
The part where the little birds tell their dad what happened is the one I
feel worst about, but I cant come up with decent words/expressions
Ideas on the spelling would also be welcome, Im not 100% content with that
either.
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