Conclusion

This book was conceptualized to investigate the production and distribution of language ideologies in post-Apartheid South African television. Section B of this book discussed in length, through different case studies, different language ideologies prevalent in South African television. While conducting this research, it became evident that there are television programs that counteract these language ideologies. Section C of this book discussed one case study alternative to mainstream television in South Africa. In this chapter, I review some of the critical issues and discussions from Sections A and B of this book. To do this, I return to Chap. 1 , where I listed the four research questions that informed the discussions of this book. I then discuss the implications of these issues for the sociolinguistics of South African media.