Review of Orman, Jon (2008). Language Policy and Nation-Building in Post-Apartheid South Africa.

Michel Lafon (1, 2, 3)

1 LLACAN - Langage, LAngues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire
2 IFAS - Institut Français en Afrique du Sud
3 University of Pretoria [South Africa]

Orman's book documents language policy in South Africa from (mostly) the standpoint of the history of Afrikaans and the political position of the language. I argue that African languages deserve more consideration for the topic to be treated in its entirety.

Mots clés: south africa; language policy; afrikaans; african languages

Domaines: Linguistique

Michel Lafon. Review of Orman, Jon (2008). Language Policy and Nation-Building in Post-Apartheid South Africa.. Language Matters, 2009, 40 (2), pp.261-265. ⟨10.1080/10228190903188625;http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10228190903188625⟩. ⟨halshs-00449102⟩