{"product_id":"9780799384772","title":"Finding Afrikaans","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new book on Afrikaans's African origins\u003cbr\u003eFinding Afrikaans, a brand-new book by Christo van Rensburg, is now available.\u003cbr\u003eWhere did Afrikaans begin? Who spoke Afrikaans first? Was the Cape really Dutch?\u003cbr\u003eHow did the Khoi and the Portuguese trade with each other?\u003cbr\u003eWhat role did slaves play in the origin of Afrikaans?\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the influence of townships in Afrikaans?\u003cbr\u003eHow did the various treks into the heart of the country affect Afrikaans? The language contact that had followed, even the fear of language contact, is one of Afrikaans's important stories.\u003cbr\u003eWriting in the Afrikaans language began in different, and interesting, ways, with strong influences from the Islam. Afrikaans's standardisation is the source of many different and divergent stories.\u003cbr\u003eFinding Afrikaans is also available in Afrikaans as Van Afrikaans gepraat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Christo+van+Rensburg\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eChristo van Rensburg\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Christo van Rensburg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47375846047907,"sku":"9780799384772","price":300.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780799384772_fa28c0ed-165b-4d33-99c3-09bba5d0a029.jpg?v=1776513334","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780799384772","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}