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Sociolinguistics - AFK4804

Honours NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in Afrikaans Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce students to current theories and principles of sociolinguistics, language politics and language planning within the broader SA multilingual society, thus increasing their motivation to, and their capacity for providing solutions to these language challenges; and to equip students with the necessary skills to identify and analyse their own language variety within the broader Afrikaans speech community, thus facilitating their ability to think critically and holistically and act sensitively towards language diversity .