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J. A. du Plessis

Author of academic books on African languages
Emeritus Professor at the Department of African Languages at Stellenbosch University

Jacobus Albertus du Plessis was born on 4 July 1937.
He studied at the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (BA, 1958 , BA Honours 1959, MA (African Languages), 1962) and at the University of Pretoria (D.Litt. (African Languages),1966).
1960 - 67 - Lecturer at the Department of African Languages of the Potchefstroom University for CHE, Potchefstroom.
1968 - 70 - Senior Lecturer at the Department of African Languages of the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein.
1971 - 1998 - Professor at the Department of African Languages of the Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch
1999 - Emeritus professor, SU

List of books and book contributions:

Tweetalige Woordeboek, Suid-Sotho en Afrikaans (Co-authors: Gildenhuys, JG and Moiloa JJ), Via Afrika, 1974
Contributions:
Xhosa syntax (Co-author: Visser, M), Via Afrika, 1992
In Stellenbosch Communications in African Languages, Stellenbosch University Printers:
Venda Syntax, (Co-author: Musehane, NM & Visser, M); Tsonga syntax (Co-author: Nxumalo, NE & Visser, M); Sesotho syntax (Co-author: Visser, M); Isintaksi yesiXhosa (Co-author: Visser, M)

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