Browsing Doctoral Degrees (African Languages) by Issue Date
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Zulu phonology, tonology and tonal grammar.
(1966)Zulu belongs to the Nguni group of the Southern Bantu languages, which are spoken throughout Southern Africa. Other groups are the Suthu and the Shona, which are spoken in the interior, whereas the Nguni languages are ... -
Cultural and religious contrasts and symbiosis in D.B.Z. Ntuli's short stories.
(1994)No abstract available. -
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 ... -
Tricksters and trickery in Zulu folktales.
(1995)Tricksters and Trickery in Zulu Folktales is a research on one of the central themes in African, and particularly Nguni/Zulu folklore, in which the trickster figure plays a pivotal role. The Zulu form part of the Nguni ... -
Uchibidolo : the abundant herds : a descriptive study of the Sanga-Nguni cattle of the Zulu people, with special reference to colour-pattern terminology and naming-practice.
(1996)Sanga-Nguni cattle have been present in Southern Africa for more than seven hundred years. They are the cattle traditionally owned by the Zulu people and have always been of great cultural and economic significance. They ... -
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 ... -
Ukuqhathaniswa kwezibongo zabantu basentshonalanga-Afrika, Empumalanga- Afrika Nezabasemzansi-Afrika Njengenkomba yesiko lobuzwe obubodwa base- Afrika.
(2001)This research is entitled «A comparative study of Western, Eastern and Southern African surnames as a reflection of African identity" In this study the researcher looked at the historical Origins of surnames in the world, ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
Uphenyo ngezinga lolimi lwezimpawu lwaseningizimu Afrika nemiphumela yalo ekuthuthukiseni impilo yezithulu ezizalwa ngabancela isizulu ebeleni.
(2004)After the release of Act No 108 of 1996, the status of the nine African languages of South Africa was elevated to that of English and Afrikaans and as a result, for the first time in the history of languages, South Africa ... -
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 ... -
A historical perspective and linguistic analysis of onomastic elements with special reference to the Shangase clan.
(2006)The overall questions that were provided in the higher degrees proposal have been fairly answered throughout this doctoral dissertation. The following questions have been asked and answered throughout the thesis: What ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Ucwaningo lokuqhathanisa amanoveli omlando ka R.R.R. Dhlomo kanye nezibongo zamakhosi akwazulu ezaqoqwa uNyembezi (1958).
(2008)This study aims to do a comparative analysis of the historical depiction of the Zulu kings namely: King Shaka, King Dingane, King Mpande and King Cetshwayo. In this study comparison is drawn between Dhlomo's historical ... -
Izigiyo as performed by Zulu women in the KwaQwabe community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2009)This study investigates the content of izigiyo (specified personified solo dance songs) texts that Zulu women perform at social occasions in KwaQwabe, a rural area near KwaDukuza (Stanger) in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South ... -
The indigenous knowledge systems based on religion and healing as encapsulated in O.E.H.M. Nxumalo and L.B.Z. Buthelezi's poetry.
(2010)This study concerns itself with indigenous knowledge systems related to religion and healing as encapsulated in Nxumalo and Buthelezi's poetry. Most of the poems referenced in this study are laced with religion and healing, ... -
The use of personal names in respect of the living-dead within traditional polygynous families in Kwamambulu, Kranskop.
(2012)The thesis underpinning this dissertation is based on the Zulu people’s belief in the living-dead and the fact that the latter control the lives of their living descendants. The living descendants use names to express their ... -
Conscientisation : a motive behind the selected poems of Sepamla, Serote, Gwala and Mtshali.
(2013)The thesis looks at how the poets Sepamla, Serote, Gwala and Mtshali (SSGM) make concerted efforts to demonstrate how different forms of social activities have sought to whitewash black people in believing myths about ...