The Linguistic Landscape of Post-Apartheid South Africa

Politics and Discourse

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Political Parties, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
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Author: Dr. Liesel Hibbert ISBN: 9781783095827
Publisher: Channel View Publications Publication: June 24, 2016
Imprint: Multilingual Matters Language: English
Author: Dr. Liesel Hibbert
ISBN: 9781783095827
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Publication: June 24, 2016
Imprint: Multilingual Matters
Language: English

The appointment of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa in 1994 signalled the end of apartheid and transition to a new democratic constitution. This book studies discursive trends during the first twenty years of the new democracy, outlining the highlights and challenges of transforming policy, practice and discursive formations. The book analyses a range of discourses which signal how and by what processes the linguistic landscape and identities of South Africa’s inhabitants have changed in this time, finding that struggles in South African politics go hand in hand with shifts in the linguistic landscape. In a country now characterised by multilingualism, heteroglossia, polyphony and translanguaging, the author debates where the discourse practices of those born post-1994 may lead.

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The appointment of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa in 1994 signalled the end of apartheid and transition to a new democratic constitution. This book studies discursive trends during the first twenty years of the new democracy, outlining the highlights and challenges of transforming policy, practice and discursive formations. The book analyses a range of discourses which signal how and by what processes the linguistic landscape and identities of South Africa’s inhabitants have changed in this time, finding that struggles in South African politics go hand in hand with shifts in the linguistic landscape. In a country now characterised by multilingualism, heteroglossia, polyphony and translanguaging, the author debates where the discourse practices of those born post-1994 may lead.

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