Acronym
AFRIKAANS
Duration
19 April 2019 → Ongoing
Faculties
Group leader
Research disciplines
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Humanities and the arts
- African languages
- African literature
Keywords
Art
History
Interculturalism
Language technology
Linguistics
Literary studies
Theatre and performing arts
17th Century
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century
Contemporary
Africa
Belgium
Western Europe
African languages
Dutch
English
Sign language
Comparative
Field research
Geographic and map based
Iconography and analysis of images
Language and text analysis
Quantitative
Surveys
Description
The aim of the Ghent Centre for Afrikaans and the Study of South Africa (AFRIKAANS) is to coordinate the research activities with regard to linguistics and literature of the Afrikaans language. It brings together all researchers of the faculty with aninterest in Afrikaans, the other languages of South Africa and the linguistic and societal situation in South Africa. Its members belong to the departments of Linguistics, Literary Studies, Languages and Cultures, Art, Music and Theatre Sciences, History and Translation, Interpreting and Communication. A vast number of associated members belong to universities all over the world.