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Afrikaans en interdissiplinêre studie: moontlikhede en eise in 'n toekomstige Suid-Afrika

W. A.M. Carstens
Literator | Vol 14, No 2 | a702 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/lit.v14i2.702 | © 1993 W. A.M. Carstens | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 03 May 1993 | Published: 03 May 1993

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W. A.M. Carstens, Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir CHO, South Africa

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The main aim of this article is to try to provide further grounds for the argument that Afrikaans cannot be ignored in a future South Africa. Reasons substantiating this claim are inter alia the following: Afrikaans is generally recognized as the language with the largest number of speakers in South Africa; it succeeds in fulfilling both its high and low functions in the South African community: it has validity as a language of science (although much still needs to be done in this regard) and it plays an important role in an inter-disciplinary approach to research and the gaining of knowledge in various fields.

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1. DIE BEHOUD VAN AFRIKAANS AS UNIVERSITEITS- EN WETENSKAPSTAAL
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