The Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls (AWS) has been revised thoroughly to ensure that the new, tenth edition remains an effective reference work for the standardisation of written Standard Afrikaans. New words have been included, the section on colloquial Afrikaans has been omitted and the rules regarding capital letters have been reduced and simplified.
The members of the Language Commission of the SA Academy for Science and Art are: Prof. Ernst Kotzé (chairperson); Mr Tom McLachlan (vice-chairperson);...