Browsing by Author "de Vries, Anastasia"

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    �n Geskiedenis van Afrikaans as kerktaal: Van altaar tot kansel
    (University of Pretoria, 2022) de Vries, Anastasia
    This contribution shines a critical light on the representation of Afrikaans as a language of the Church in external histories about the development and advancement of the language, inclusive histories particularly. It seems the history of Afrikaans within a Christian or Church context has escaped the critical attention which since the 1970s created awareness of the politicisation of and silences in the history, and the way in which the history is documented. Therefore, the history of Afrikaans as a language of the Christian faith is still told from an exclusively white Reformed perspective and held as a 20th century phenomenon, despite research pointing to its usage in the Moravian Church (Genadendal) in the 18th century and the Anglican Church in the 19th century. Though various denominations are included in socalled inclusive histories, it is done in a manner that suggests the dominance of the white Reformed Churches.
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    The use of KAAPS in newspapers
    (University of Western Cape, 2016) de Vries, Anastasia
    In the increasingly competitive media landscape newspapers, among others, are under pressure from digital and social media. As a result, the performance and positioning of traditional Afrikaans newspapers like Rapport, Beeld, Die Burger and Volksblad, as well as the forms of Afrikaans they use, are constantly scrutinised in surveys about the relevance and profitability of the Afrikaans print media. These surveys often point to the use of Afrikaans �as spoken by the people� in emerging newspapers like Son and Son op Sondag, as the main reason for the growing popularity, healthy sales figures and advertising revenue of these two newspapers.