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Fritz Ponelis memorial lecture


​​The biannual Fritz Ponelis memorial lecture was instituted in 2010 in memory of Prof Fritz Ponelis (1942-2009), prominent linguist and former professor in and chair of the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch. Leading linguists are invited to this prestigious event to do a presentation on a topic of their choosing.



​Fritz Ponelis memorial event 2022

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Mr Marius Swart (SU), Dr Gerda Odendaal (WAT), Mrs Issie Ponelis and Dr Donovan Lawrence (UWC)



Previous Fritz Ponelis memorial lectures


​​2022
Panel discussion with Dr Donovan Lawrence, Dr Gerda Odendaal and Mr Marius Swart
​Ponelis, taalvariasie ​en die toekoms van Afrikaans
​2018 ​Prof Jac C​​onradie
Hy praat darem nou oor ons, nè? – Oor Afrikaanse modale partikels
​2017 ​Prof Rufus Gouws
Veelsydigheid en vernuwing in die werk van Fritz Ponelis (Click HERE for video)
​2014 ​Prof Frank S Hendricks
​Met Ponelis op die spoor van Praatafrikaans (Click HERE for the Afrikaans text)
​2012 ​Prof Piet Swanepoel
​Ponelis sintaksis: Van skelet na vlees en bloed en senuwees (Click HERE for the Afrikaans text)
​2010 ​Prof Christo van Rensburg
​Vloei en stroomversnellings: Fritz Ponelis en die Afrikaanse taalkunde