Browsing African Languages by Title
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Language variation in Zulu : a case study of contemporary codes and registers in the greater Durban area.
(1995)This study has been an attempt to clarify a number of basic problems regarding the phenomena of Language Variation and their implications for linguistic usage. The data were collected in the GDA. Very little has been ... -
Language, identity and ethnicity in post-apartheid South Africa : the Umlazi township community.
(2006)This thesis explores how language, identity and ethnicity are intertwined in the post-apartheid South African state by focusing on one particular language group, i.e. the isiZulu-speaking community of the Umlazi township. ... -
Meaning behind the use and wearing of traditional beadwork at Msinga Area.
(2000)A study was conducted to determine the meaning that the people of Msinga area assign to the use and wearing of traditional beadwork. Many people in most areas of our country have adopted the western culture which brought ... -
The mismatch between language policy and language practice : status planning for isiZulu in a multilingual and multicultural society.
(2007)Although isiZulu has been accorded official status by the constitution of the country, the language continues to be marginalised in the private and public sectors. This illustrates that there is a considerable mismatch ... -
The mourning cultural practices amongst the Zulu-speaking widows of the KwaNyuswa community : a feminist perspective.
(2013)This study titled: “Mourning Cultural Practice Amongst the Zulu Speaking Widows of the KwaNyuswa Community: A Feminist Perspective” explored how mourning cultural practices contribute towards gender discrimination which ... -
Naming of the informal settlements in Pietermaritzburg and Durban.
(2018)Abstract available in both English and isiZulu in pdf. -
Naming, identity and the African renaisance [sic] in a South African context.
(2004)Naming is a very important tool used among various African cultures to convey certain messages, either to an individual, family members or a community. Naming of various objects is linked with the socio-political factors ... -
The non-productive verbal extensions in Zulu : a study in derivational morphology.
(2001)Verbal extensions are well-known to play a most substantial role in the derivation and/or inflection of verbs in contemporary Zulu. Less well-known and less well investigated are a group of verbal derivatives which in ... -
Oral strategies for conflict expression and articulation of criticism in Zulu social discourse.
(2003)This study examines the oral strategies employed by Zulu speaking people in the expression of conflict and criticism in their social discourse. These oral discourses, viz. izibongo and naming practices, are analysed to ... -
Perceived gender inequality reflected in Zulu proverbs : a feminist approach.
(2010)This dissertation explores the subject of gender inequalities as reflected in Zulu proverbs. The most notable examples are those proverbs that comment on the role and position of Zulu men in society, on women's behaviour, ... -
The portrayal of female characters in selected Zulu texts.
(2002)The condition of women in African societies has always been object of intense discussion The present research takes its move from an analysis of four main literary works in Zulu, and a number of supporting texts, to ... -
A post-apartheid Zulu novels : a critical analysis of didactic elements in J C Buthelezi's novels.
(2007)The study addresses the reasons why Buthelezi is regarded as a post-apartheid writer. Among other reasons that are discussed in this study is that in his novels, he touches on some of the issues that were not dealt with ... -
Reclaiming our names : shifts post-1994 in Zulu personal naming practices.
(2000)The thesis underpinning this dissertation was that, as in previous times of major social and historical change, naming practices amongst the Zulu have undergone significant changes since the advent in 1994 of a democratic ... -
Representation of disability in IsiZulu literary works.
(2017)This research seeks to analyse the representation of disability in isiZulu literary works such as novels, drama, short stories, and poems. It identifies the types and causes of disability as portrayed in isiZulu literary ... -
Social commitment in some Zulu literary works published during the apartheid era.
(2002)This study, Social commitment in some Zulu literary works published during the apartheid era, was motivated by what was perceived as arrogant and superficial observations by a number of especially foreign-based critics, ... -
A socio-cultural approach to code-switching and code-mixing among speakers of IsiZulu in KwaZulu-Natal : a contribution to spoken language corpora.
(2012)This study provides an overview of the socio-cultural functions and motivations of English-IsiZulu code-switching among speakers at Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) in Durban. Following Myres-Scotton (1993a), code-switching ... -
Some gendered African ritual practices : the case of impepho (an indigenous African plant).
(2012)This research work is about rituals practice, with specific reference to burning of impepho (an indigenous African Plant) and how this practice excludes women in general. Impepho is an indigenous African plant that, once ... -
Some gendered practices in a Zulu family : a feminist perspective.
(2012)This study on “Some Gendered Practices in a Zulu Family: A Feminist Perspective” investigated gender bias, gender inequality, and gender stereotypes as seen in daily gendered practices happening within the Zulu family. ...