Taalpioniers by Danie Langner & Dawie du Plessis
Taalpioniers (Collectible Afrikaans Language Heritage History)
A Illustrated Afrikaans-Language History of the Pioneers and Institutions Behind the Afrikaans Language
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Taalpioniers
- Authors: Danie Langner & Dawie du Plessis
- Publisher: FAK, Pretoria
- Publication Date: 2015
- Binding: Publisher's illustrated laminated card wrappers, black with a sepia cover design of three portraits, perfect bound.
- Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback) format.
- Language: Afrikaans
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Wraps: Black laminated illustrated wrappers with a sepia cover design of three portraits. The spine is straight, with legible lettering. The back cover shows light surface scuffs and a few tiny pale marks near the top corner. The top corners are slightly bumped, and there is slight wear at the lower fore-edge corner of the front cover. The head of the spine shows a small pale mark or slight fraying.
- Interior: The title page and copyright page are clean. A slight crease or scratch line crosses a page at one lower corner of the text block, and the fore-edge pages sit slightly uneven at that corner.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published by the FAK in Pretoria in 2015, Taalpioniers is an Afrikaans-language history of the people and institutions who pioneered work on the Afrikaans language. Danie Langner and Dawie du Plessis trace their contributions across many fields of public and cultural life.
The chapters range across commerce, religion, literature, music, education, the press, law, language monuments and publishing. The book also touches on modern language technology and looks ahead to the future of Afrikaans in South Africa and Namibia.
The work has been cited in academic writing on Afrikaans standardisation and on the 1975 torch run. It is a useful reference for anyone interested in Afrikaans cultural heritage and the story of how the language was built and promoted.
Author Profile: Danie Langner
Danie Langner holds a BA in Theology, a BTh, an MTh (cum laude) and a doctorate in ecclesiology, all from the Vrystaatse Universiteit. He has been managing director of the FAK since January 2012.
His other works include Kaart en Koördinaat (2014), Op die spore van Retief, NJ Hou Koers, Die Voortrekkers Hou Koers (2021), Treur ontmoet Troos and Uhuru. He also edited Gebroke Land with Paul Alberts.
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