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Ethno-Linguistic Identity of the Post-Apartheid Generation

by Anderson Lucas Macedo (Author)
©2024 Thesis 222 Pages

Summary

The book presents the results of an empirical study on the relationship between Afrikaans language, identity and ethnicity from the perspective of sociolinguistics. More specifically, it deals with the Coloureds of Cape Town born after the end of apartheid (in 1994). As a methodological approach, several interviews were conducted in order to find out, from the point of view of the South Africans themselves, how these relationships take place and socially occur. The linguistic variety of Afrikaans known as Kaaps (spoken by the Coloureds) became one of the most important points of discussion since it reflects the identity of the group referred. Issues such as linguistic choices, ethnic and linguistic prejudice, as well as rejection of non-standard forms of speech came to the fore in the research.
Amazing study about the "in-betweenness" of coloured substandard Afrikaans speakers, navigating between black native English speakers, the prestige language of post-apartheid South Africa, and white speakers of Afrikaans, the "language of apartheid".
(Peter Rosenberg, Europa-Universität Viadrina).

Table Of Contents

  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • About the author
  • About the book
  • This eBook can be cited
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Charts
  • List of Tables
  • List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Topic Definition
  • 1.2 Topic Delimitation
  • 1.3 Justification
  • 1.4 Problem Definition
  • 1.5 Assumptions
  • 1.6 Research Objective
  • 1.7 Organization of the Text
  • 2. The Afrikaans Language: A Brief History
  • 2.1 Afrikaans: The First Steps of the Journey
  • 2.2 The Khoisan and their Significant Role in Afrikaans History
  • 2.3 Afrikaans and its Birth
  • 2.4 Three Linguistic Movements of Afrikaans
  • 2.5 Grammatical Aspects of Afrikaans
  • 2.6 Afrikaans in the 20th Century
  • 2.7 Three Varieties of Afrikaans
  • 2.8 The Afrikaans Language Today
  • 2.9 Pro-Afrikaans Language Organizations and Afrikaans Research
  • 2.10 Standard Afrikaans
  • 3. The Coloureds of Cape Town
  • 3.1 Who are the coloureds?
  • 3.1.1 Demographic aspects of the Coloured community
  • 3.1.2 Historical perspective
  • 3.1.3 Social Perspective
  • 3.1.4 Linguistic perspective
  • 3.1.5 Identity perspective
  • 3.2 Kaaps: A Linguistic Variety
  • 3.2.1 Grammatical differences between varieties of Afrikaans based on ethnicity
  • 3.2.2 Youngsta CTP: Kaaps crossing borders with music
  • 4. Identity, Belonging, Ethnicity and Language Attitudes: Theoretical Considerations
  • 4.1 Theoretical Perspectives on the Concepts of Identity and Belonging
  • 4.2 Language and Identity
  • 4.3 Ethnicity
  • 4.4 Language Attitudes
  • 4.5 Theoretical Discussion
  • 5. The Post-Apartheid Coloured Generation
  • 5.1 Socio-Historical Contextualization
  • 5.2 Theorizing Generation
  • 5.3 The Relationship Between Mannheim’s Theory and the Present Study
  • 5.4 “Born free”
  • 6. Research Methodology
  • 6.1 Pre-Test
  • 6.1.1 Selection of participants
  • 6.1.2 How the interviewees were found
  • 6.1.3 The interviews
  • 6.1.4 Analysis of pre-test interviews
  • 6.1.4.1 Language representation and attitudes about Coloured Afrikaans
  • 6.1.4.2 White Afrikaans language representation and 
attitudes
  • 6.1.4.3 The feeling of ‘belonging’ and the Coloured 
community
  • 6.2 Definitive Investigation
  • 6.2.1 Field research in Cape Town
  • 6.2.2 Location: Cape Town
  • 6.2.3 Brief ethnographic accounts
  • 6.2.4 Selection of participants
  • 6.2.5 Questions used in the interviews
  • 6.2.6 The interviews
  • 6.3 Data Analysis Methodology
  • 7. Data Analysis
  • 7.1 Sociolinguistic Information of the Informants
  • 7.2 Identity, Belonging and Language Attitudes
  • 8. Final Considerations
  • References
  • Appendix – Consent Form
  • Series Index

Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Figures

List of Charts

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. Introduction

1.1 Topic Definition

1.2 Topic Delimitation

1.3 Justification

1.4 Problem Definition

1.5 Assumptions

1.6 Research Objective

1.7 Organization of the Text

2. The Afrikaans Language: A Brief History

2.1 Afrikaans: The First Steps of the Journey

2.2 The Khoisan and their Significant Role in Afrikaans History

2.3 Afrikaans and its Birth

2.4 Three Linguistic Movements of Afrikaans

2.5 Grammatical Aspects of Afrikaans

2.6 Afrikaans in the 20th Century

2.7 Three Varieties of Afrikaans

2.8 The Afrikaans Language Today

2.9 Pro-Afrikaans Language Organizations and Afrikaans Research

2.10 Standard Afrikaans

3. The Coloureds of Cape Town

3.1 Who are the coloureds?

3.1.1 Demographic aspects of the Coloured community

3.1.2 Historical perspective

3.1.3 Social Perspective

3.1.4 Linguistic perspective

3.1.5 Identity perspective

3.2 Kaaps: A Linguistic Variety

3.2.1 Grammatical differences between varieties of Afrikaans based on ethnicity

3.2.2 Youngsta CTP: Kaaps crossing borders with music

4. Identity, Belonging, Ethnicity and Language Attitudes: Theoretical Considerations

4.1 Theoretical Perspectives on the Concepts of Identity and Belonging

4.2 Language and Identity

4.3 Ethnicity

4.4 Language Attitudes

4.5 Theoretical Discussion

5. The Post-Apartheid Coloured Generation

5.1 Socio-Historical Contextualization

5.2 Theorizing Generation

5.3 The Relationship Between Mannheim’s Theory and the Present Study

5.4 “Born free”

6. Research Methodology

6.1 Pre-Test

6.1.1 Selection of participants

6.1.2 How the interviewees were found

6.1.3 The interviews

6.1.4 Analysis of pre-test interviews

6.1.4.1 Language representation and attitudes about Coloured Afrikaans

6.1.4.2White Afrikaans language representation and attitudes

6.1.4.3The feeling of ‘belonging’ and the Coloured community

6.2 Definitive Investigation

6.2.1 Field research in Cape Town

6.2.2 Location: Cape Town

6.2.3 Brief ethnographic accounts

6.2.4 Selection of participants

6.2.5 Questions used in the interviews

6.2.6 The interviews

6.3 Data Analysis Methodology

7. Data Analysis

7.1 Sociolinguistic Information of the Informants

7.2 Identity, Belonging and Language Attitudes

8. Final Considerations

References

Appendix – Consent Form

Details

Pages
222
Publication Year
2024
ISBN (PDF)
9783631913208
ISBN (ePUB)
9783631913215
ISBN (Hardcover)
9783631913192
DOI
10.3726/b21579
Language
English
Publication date
2024 (June)
Keywords
Identity Coloured Ethnicity Afrikaans Kaaps
Published
Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, New York, Oxford, 2024. 222 pp., 19 fig. col., 22 fig. b/w.

Biographical notes

Anderson Lucas Macedo (Author)

Anderson Lucas Macedo is a Doctor in Linguistics by Universidade Federal Fluminense and European University Viadrina. His more relevant works are focused on Sociolinguistics of identity and Language in contact. He has large experience in teaching languages in different countries.

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