Die Taalkommissie
Encyclopedia
Die Taalkommissie is an arm of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South-African Academy for Science and Arts) that serves as the language regulator of the Afrikaans
language. It was founded in 1914 as die Spellingkommissie (The Spelling Commission) and renamed in 1964.
Its current chairman is Ernst Kotzé.
The Language Commission is most famous for producing the Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls (Afrikaans Word List and Spelling Rules), which serves as the official dictionary
and grammar
of the Afrikaans language.
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
language. It was founded in 1914 as die Spellingkommissie (The Spelling Commission) and renamed in 1964.
Its current chairman is Ernst Kotzé.
The Language Commission is most famous for producing the Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls (Afrikaans Word List and Spelling Rules), which serves as the official dictionary
Dictionary
A dictionary is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information; or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon...
and grammar
Grammar
In linguistics, grammar is the set of structural rules that govern the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology, syntax, and phonology, often complemented by phonetics, semantics,...
of the Afrikaans language.