Browsing Languages, Linguistics and Academic Literacy by Issue Date
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Les Illuminations d'Arthur Rimbaud : genese, analyse et problematique.
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'n Toponimies-linguistiese ondersoek na Duitse plekname in Suidwes-Afrika.
(1986)The German place nomenclature in South west Africa, under the influence of various toponymic and linguistic factors, spontaneously developed into a unique toponymicon. The specific nature of this toponymicon is marked ... -
'n Ondersoek na aspekte van 'n sistemiese beskrywing van Afrikaans.
(1986)Modern lingusitics consist of several schools of thought with diverse approaches. The Systemic School consists of a group of linguists who primarily study language within the social context. They thus have an ... -
Interactional sociolinguistics : insights and applications.
(1987)The research reported in this thesis is basically applied in purpose. However the theoretical siqnificance of interactional sociolinquistics is explored by showinq that it is based on a philosophy of science which ... -
The postmodernist text in contemporary South Africa : a defence of J. M. Coetzee
(1988)One of the most pressing debates in South Africa concerns the need of writers to address the complex sociopolitical demands of the present day situation. In this paper I examine J M Coetzee's use of Postmodernism forms as ... -
A genealogical history of English studies in South Africa : with special reference to the responses by South African academic literary criticism to the emergence of an indigenous South African literature.
(1989)This thesis examines certain social and institutional forces that have shaped the outlooks and procedures of English departments in South Africa. The approach taken is based on the researches of Michel Foucault, notably ... -
Die Todesfigur : eine studie ihrer funktion in der deutschen literatur vom vierzehnten bis zum sechzehnten jahrhundert : unter besonderer beruecksichtigung des sozial - und gesellschaftskritischen aspekts.
(1989)This research report deals with the function of the figure of Death in German literature from the 14th to the 16th century and its early Latin predecessors. This thesis aims to give an overview of such texts, written ... -
The Telugu language and its influence on the cultural lives of the Hindu `Pravasandhras' in South Africa.
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The history of the amaHlubi tribe in the izibongo of its kings.
(1992)Histories of many non-literate societies in Africa have been reconstructed by analysing their oral traditions. This thesis attempts to show that the forgotten history of the amaHlubi Tribe can be re-constructed by analysing ... -
Orality and its cultural expression in some Zulu traditional ceremonies.
(1993)Abstract not available. -
Dominandi avida : Tacitus' portrayal of women in the Annals.
(1993)This thesis deals with Tacitus' portrayal of women by examining in detail a number of the female characters in the Annals in order to identify certain themes and ideas relating to women. The most striking theme to emerge ... -
The religio-cultural dynamics of the Hindu Andhras in the diaspora.
(1994)Abstract not available. -
Cross-cultural communication : an investigation into compliment response behaviour of Indian and African students at the Springfield College of Education.
(1995)This is a cross-cultural communication study which investigates the compliment response behaviour of Indian and African students at the Springfield College of Education. The Springfield College of Education is a desegregating ... -
A sociolinguistic investigation of sources of interactional asynchrony and synchrony in intercultural medical consultations in the medium of English in an urban setting in South Africa.
(1995)This thesis examines sources of interactional asynchrony and synchrony in intercultural medical consultations between South African English speaking doctors and Zulu-English speaking patients in an urban setting in South ... -
The influence of oral culture and English on the academic and social interaction among tertiary students for whom English is not a mother - tongue.
(1995)The oral background, ability in English and academic and social interaction of the non mother-tongue student was the focus of this study. The oral background of the African student is an important consideration as it ... -
An investigation into the role of codeswitching in classroom interaction in Transkei junior secondary schools.
(1995)This study investigates the role of codeswitching in classroom interactions involving teachers and pupils in Transkei Junior Secondary schools. Codeswitching practices, the alternate use by teachers in these schools of two ...