AFRIKAANS SPELLING RULES

EXPLAINED

USEFUL, UNIQUE BOOK

Battling with kappies and deeltekens and other diacritics and conventions relating to Afrikaans spelling?

You are not alone! It may surprise you to learn that even many Afrikaans mother-tongue speakers, including those who have been through Afrikaans schools and/or tertiary institutions, are not always sure of how the rules work.

Enter Diacs and Quirks in a Nutshell, which explains the most important Afrikaans spelling rules in English, and at a highly accessible technical level.

The book is very conveniently available both as a conventional print book and as an e-book in different formats for Kindles and other e-readers.

Click here for further information about this extremely useful, one-of-a-kind book, and here for a comprehensive review by a professional language practitioner and member of the SA Translators' Institute.

You may also want to read this interview with me on LitNet and an Afrikaans review.

AVAILABILITY

For your convenience Diacs and Quirks in a Nutshell can be ordered directly from this page.

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Printed copies cost R120 each, plus postage and packaging of R67 for up to 4 copies. As postage and packaging costs for larger orders are variable I would need to send you an e-mail informing you of the total cost of your larger order.

Please note that these prices apply only to surface mail shipment within the borders of South Africa. You will be provided with a tracking number.

Digital copies are available in PDF, MOBI and EPUB formats, and cost R90 per copy.

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