Stellenbosch Linguistics

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Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus is pleased to announce the publication of its latest issue, a Festschrift in honour of Prof Ilse Feinauer, titled "Die wisselwerking tussen taalpraktyk en teorie | The interplay between language practice and theory", and guest edited by Harold M. Lesch & Marius Swart, at https://spilplus.journals.ac.za.

Prof. Ilse Feinauer is not only an exceptional researcher herself. She is also an academic who inspires and empowers others to do research. A foreword by her colleague of many years, Prof. Rufus Gouws, delineates Prof. Feinauer's remarkable contribution to a variety of research areas. It is followed by eight articles by various international and South African academics – and a number of students of the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch.

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus

Call for data collection for Jean-Marie Potgieter, one of our PhD candidates:

Hallo almal
Ek is besig met data-insameling vir my PhD in Teoretiese Sintaksis. As jy 'n moedertaalspreker van Afrikaans is en 18 tot 35 jaar oud is, voltooi asseblief my vraelys deur die skakel te volg: https://forms.gle/SUEwHKZVUsbWLxrn6

PhD-vraelys By elke vraag word daar 'n kort konteks gegee en vier moontlike sinne. Kies elke keer die opsie wat volgens jou die beste sal uitdruk en beklemtoon hoe die spreker voel. Volgende moet jy die opsie wat jy gekies het, aanpas (woorde weglaat/insit/rondskuif ens.) sodat dit selfs meer beklemtoon hoe die...