’n Ontleding van die reaksies in die media op die taalbesluite van die SAUK, 1994-1996

This article aims to interpret the responses of mother-tongue speakers of Afrikaans to the language policy changes instituted by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) from the first democratic election in 1994 to 1996, when the Final Constitution came into effect. To this end, and in order to establish an analytical framework for the future, the interpretation of media correspondence is made in terms of Schermerhorn’s minority theory (1970). In line with Schermerhorn’s theory, the conclusion is that the dominant group wished to converge but the minority group was averse to this, and a tendency towards resistance and conflict arose.

Sepheo sa tlhakiso ena ke ho manolla maikutlo a babui bao Afrikaans eleng puo ya bona ya letswele, malebana le diphetoho leanong la tshebedisdo ya puo tse kentsweng tshebetsong ke Koparasi ya Kgaso ya Afrika Borwa (SABC) pakeng tsa 1994 le 1996, tse neng di bidietsa ho kenngwa tshebetsong hwa Molaotheo wa ho qetela. Ho fihlela sepheo sena, le ho rala motheo wa ho manolla le kamoso, qaqiso ena, e ipapisitseng le mangolo a ngollwang masedinyana, e latela monahano wa Schermerhorn malebana le batho ba palo e nyane (1970). Ha ho hlahlojwa dikarabo, mme ho ya ka monahano wa Schermerhorn, qeto ke hore haeba sehlopha se nang le bongata, se batla kopano, empa se senyane se le kgahlanong le hona, tshekamelo ena e tla lebisa kganyetsanong le kgohlano.