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Standard versus non-standard isiZulu : a comparative study between urban and rural learners' performance and attitude.

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dc.contributor.advisorRudwick, Stephanie Inge.
dc.contributor.authorMagagula, Constance Samukelisiwe.
dc.date.created2009
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionThesis (M.A.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2009.en_US
dc.description.abstractIn this study, standard and non-standard isiZulu varieties are compared and contrasted. While standard isiZulu is proved to be treasured, it is not very well known or spoken among young urban and rural isiZulu speaking learners. The socio-historical development of isiZulu is examined in order to account for the dichotomy between ‘deep’ and ‘urban’ isiZulu. ‘IsiZulu esijulile’ [‘deep isiZulu’] and ‘isiZulu sasedolobheni’ [‘urban isiZulu’] are terms found useful to describe the differences. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the characteristics of standard and non-standard language in general and standard and non-standard isiZulu in particular are discussed. The empirical section of this thesis is based on a multi-method approach, that is, one hundred rural and urban learners are the participants of this study. This investigation suggests that the dichotomy between urban and rural varieties is not as stark as initially proposed (Mesthrie, 2002).
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectZulu language--Dialects.en_US
dc.subjectZulu language--Usage.en_US
dc.subjectTheses--Linguistics.en_US
dc.titleStandard versus non-standard isiZulu : a comparative study between urban and rural learners' performance and attitude.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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