Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Languages, Linguistics and Academic Literacy) by Issue Date
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Les Illuminations d'Arthur Rimbaud : genese, analyse et problematique.
(1978)No abstract available. -
'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 ... -
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.
(1991)Abstract not available. -
The religio-cultural dynamics of the Hindu Andhras in the diaspora.
(1994)Abstract not available. -
Beyond traditional literature : towards oral theory as aural linguistics.
(1996)Oral Theory, which is the discipline that studies the oral tradition, has been characterized as a literary anthropology, centered on essentially two notions: tradition on the one hand, literature on the other. Though ... -
An investigation into the correlation between English sound formation and signification.
(1996)No abstract available. -
A critical appraisal of Kalidasa's Abhijnanasakuntalam in the light of the rasa theory.
(1996)No abstract available. -
Analisis de los mecanismos orales que han asegurado la conservacion del romancero en Colombia con referencia especial a las colecciones hechas por G. Beutler, G. de Granda, F. Dougherty y G. Hersalek.
(1997)The thesis is a description and analysis of the oral style devices on four collections undertaken by G.Beutler, G. de Granda, F. Dougherty and G. Hersalek in Colombia. Themes and their transmitters are analysed. Oral ... -
An investigation of factors influencing maintenance and shift of the Gujarati language in South Africa.
(1997)Abstract not available. -
A critical microethnographic investigation of the role of news-time in the acquisition of literacy in pre-democratic South Africa.
(1999)This thesis focuses on the form and content of contributions of young children during news-time, a recurrent literacy event in pre-primary and junior primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Using the methods of ... -
The implications of e-text resource development for Southern African literary studies in terms of analysis and methodology.
(1999)This study was aimed at investigating established electronic text and information projects and resources to inform the design and implementation of a South African electronic text resource. Literature was surveyed on a ... -
Women in production : the South African film and television production industry.
(1999)No abstract available. -
Popular and academic genres of science : a comparison, with suggestions for pedagogical applications.
(2001)This thesis reports on a comparison of four genres of scientific writing: the research article, university textbook, popular science article and science books for children. The comparison is based on a functional linguistic ... -
Deconstruction and the concept logos in the Gospel of John and the binary opposition between the oral and the written text, with special reference to primarily oral cultures in South Africa.
(2002)This thesis examines the Historical Critical method and its opponent Deconstruction in relation to the Logos tradition from the perspective of Orality-Literacy Studies. The resultant paradigm seeks to revise the logical ...