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Dutch-speaking people will laugh when they see Afrikaans signs for an "aftrekplek"
but they've installed a swing set on the Dutch/Belgian border in Baarle-Hertog/Nassau and I had to listen to a news reporter asking people including kids whether they like to "schommelen", so it goes both ways
Girles were children
The ancestor of the word girl meant 'child of any gender'. Its meaning narrowed to 'young female human' during the Middle English period. The meanings of words change over time. This is called semantic drift. Click my new graphic below to have a closer look at five examples of narrowing. Tomorrow we'll dive into the opposite semantic change: widening.
afrikaans word of the day is kwaadwillige sagteware. it translates to malware, literally "evil-willed software"
Hierdie is 'n wug
Nou is daar nog een.
Daar is twee van hulle.
Daar is twee ______
Wat is die korrekte meervoud van 'wug' in Afrikaans?
wugs
wugge
wugges
wûe
wuë
iets anders? deel asb in die notas!
OK Afrikaanssprekendes op tumblr, hoe spreek jy die afkorting "me." (die Afrikaanse weergawe van "Ms" in Engels) uit?
"mevrou x"
"mejuffrou x"
"me x"
"juffrou x"
Iets anders
Ek's bles (I don't speak Afrikaans / see results)
As jy onseker is: "Me." is 'n geskrewe titel vir 'n vrou wat nie haar huwelikstatus aandui nie (soortgelyk aan die Engelse "Ms").
Daar was onlangs 'n gewilde post oor hoe "Ms." in Engels as "Mizz" uitgespreek moet word, nie as "Miss" nie. So ek is nuuskierig oor wat mense in Afrikaans doen as hulle iemand met die titel "Me." moet aanspreek.
Introduction to Linguistics Fieldwork - Afrikaans
with Emma and Luca.
Join Emma and Luca as they give you a brief introduction to linguistics fieldwork - what it is and how it works - using Afrikaans, a language from South Africa, as an example. Check it out here!
#crossingscon will take place Aug 15-17, 2025 in Philadelphia, USA. Badges and hotel rooms are available now at crossingscon.org
