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Thesis (MA (Afrikaans)--PU for CHE, 1988. The term Oranjerivier-Afrikaans is a collective noun for the form of Afrikaans which is still today used by a considerable number of people in die Orange River area. Griekwa-Afrikaans and Riemvasmaak-Afrikaans are exponents of Oranjerivier-Afrikaans. The hypothesis of this study is that the characteristics true to Oranjerivier-Afrikaans (as represented by Griekwa-Afrikaans) are also to be found in the language of whites in the Orange River area. To distinguish between other forms of Oranjerivier-Afrikaans, the term blanke Oranjerivier-Afrikaans is used for the purpose of this study, to refer to white speakers of Oranjerivier-Afrikaans. It is important to note that this term is only used to make a distinction of the variety and has no political connotation at all. In the first part of this study, attention is given to the methodology of variation linguistics. Theoretical matters true to variation linguistics come under scrutiny and special attention is given to the elements which a study in language variation should consist of; the approach to such a study; the methods of data collection; data analysis and data interpretation. A bibliography of previous studies in Afrikaans, conducted in variation linguistics, is also included. The second part of this study consists of a description of blanke Oranjerivier-Afrikaans as a sub variety of Oranjerivier-Afrikaans. Blanke Oranjerivier-Afrikaans and Griekwa-Afrikaans are sub varieties of the variety Oranjerivier-Afrikaans. This research emanates from a multi-dialectological point of view: blanke Oranjerivier-Afrikaans is compared to Griekwa-Afrikaans and Riemvasmaak-Afrikaans, using standard Afrikaans as the background norm variant. Such a comparison includes the indication of similarities and differences between these sub varieties. The collected data is compared on the following analysis levels: syntactical, morphological phonological and lexical. The conclusion of this study is that the Afrikaans spoken by whites in the area of the Orange River, corresponds remarkably with Griekwa-Afrikaans. Some elements are, however, closer to standard Afrikaans and there is therefore no mention of an unambiguous similarity. Seen as a whole, the main hypothesis is verified and the proof is strengthened that Oranjerivier-Afrikaans, with its own sub varieties (Griekwa-Afrikaans, Riemvasmaak-Afrikaans and blanke Oranjerivier-Afrikaans) is a variety of standard Afrikaans Masters |
