Eish, but Is It English?: Celebrating the South African Variety - Hardcover

Mesthrie, Rajend; Hromnik, Jeanne

 
9781770221529: Eish, but Is It English?: Celebrating the South African Variety
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1770221522 ISBN 13: 9781770221529
Verlag: Penguin Random House South Africa, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

This entertaining book traces the evolution of English in South Africa, looking at the diverse forms spoken there, where they come from and how they fit into the world spectrum of English Did you know that there was English in South Africa before the English? Have you ever wondered where the words tsotsi , larney , gogga and chakalaka come from? Do you know that the first sentence uttered by a South African in English was Coeree home go , by a kidnapped Khoikhoi man in 1613? South Africa is home to several unique varieties of English. Humorous and informative, this book outlines the distinctive features of South African English and is packed with examples and explanations of common expressions, slang, pronunciations and typically South African words and phrases, including bunny chow , just now , veldskoen , sundowner and, of course, eish . The text is enriched with up-to-date, often hilarious illustrations of key concepts.

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This entertaining book traces the evolution of English in South Africa, looking at the diverse forms spoken there, where they come from and how they fit into the world spectrum of English Did you know that there was English in South Africa before the English? Have you ever wondered where the words ‘tsotsi’, ‘larney’, ‘gogga’ and ‘chakalaka’ come from? Do you know that the first sentence uttered by a South African in English was ‘Coeree home go’, by a kidnapped Khoikhoi man in 1613? South Africa is home to several unique varieties of English. Humorous and informative, this book outlines the distinctive features of South African English and is packed with examples and explanations of common expressions, slang, pronunciations and typically South African words and phrases, including ‘bunny chow’, ‘just now’, ‘veldskoen’, ‘sundowner’ and, of course, ‘eish’. The text is enriched with up-to-date, often hilarious illustrations of key concepts.

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Verlag
Penguin Random House South Africa
Erscheinungsdatum
2012
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1770221522
ISBN 13 
9781770221529
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
154
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