Browsing African Languages by Issue Date

Browsing African Languages by Issue Date

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  • Tshekatsheko ya Sebilwane bjalo ka thetokanegelo 
    Mojalefa, M.J. (Mawatle Jeremiah), 1948- (University of Pretoria, 1993)
    In this thesis, Sebilwane is the subject of a narratological investigation. The point of departure of this study is based on the fact that a narratological text consists of three levels: the history, the composition, the ...
  • Tshekatsheko yaleboko la Kgosi Hendrick Rantebeng Mathibe Makapan 
    Makofane, Peter Mpoko (University of Pretoria, 1994)
    Please read abstract in the document
  • Grammar of the pronouns in SiSwati 
    Zwane, Nonsikelelo Barbara (University of Pretoria, 1995)
    The main aim of this investigation is to give a detailed description of the morphology, the syntax and finally the semantic function of the different pronouns found in siSwati. Before this is done (in Chapters 2 - 4) ...
  • Pego ye e beakantswego ya nyakisiso ya Makxothlo (Lekgothoane) 
    Mojalefa, Mawatle Jeremiah (University of Pretoria, 1995)
    Although Lekgothoane's collection of traditional praise poems as well as those of Phala and Ramaila appeared in the late 1930's, these works have never been thoroughly investigated and described. As a result, Lekgothoane ...
  • Megokgo ya lethabo : kanegelorato ya sepedi (Sepedi) 
    Lebaka, Kgeledi Johanna (University of Pretoria, 1999)
    Lentsoane uses the title of his narrative to highlight the theme. Special attention is paid to this. The suspense is captured in the clash between the traditional attitude to life held by the Bapedi and the modem philosophy ...
  • Geskiedenis van die Sepediskryfwyse 
    Esterhuyse, C.J.; Groenewald, P.S. (Pieter Schalk) (South African Association for Language Teaching, 1999-12)
    The development of Sepedi as a written language extends over a period of 100 years, from 1870 to 1967 when the current orthography was finalised. The missionaries, who were to put Sepedi to writing, were members of the ...
  • Kgolo, tswelopele le katlego ya kanegelokopana ya Sepedi: (1951-1999) (Sepedi) 
    Kgatla, Peter Moroka (University of Pretoria, 2000)
    The aim of this research is to give a literary accountable description of the development of the short story in Sepedi. In order to achieve this, the descriptive as well as the expository and comparative method are used, ...
  • Tlhaloso ya semelo sa moanegwa dingwalong tsa Sepedi 
    Lekganyane, Enniah Matemane (University of Pretoria, 2002)
    This study attempts to define more clearly the concepts 'flat character' and 'round character' by examining instances of Sepedi literature. Definitions provided by theorists are in most cases vague and may lead ...
  • Pictorial illustrations in dictionaries 
    Gangla, Lilian Atieno (University of Pretoria, 2004-02-28)
    Although, to a great extent, research has been done on pictorial illustrations in other text types, research into their use in dictionaries has been relatively limited. This study looks at the inclusion of pictorial ...
  • Khuetšo ya O.K. Matsepe go bangwadi ba Sepedi 
    Thobakgale, Raphehli Michael (University of Pretoria, 2005)
    Anyone wishing to laud Matsepe for his literary ability should first turn to Ramaila who was not only one of the first writers in Sepedi, but also taught his people to read. Some of his short stories in the volume entitled ...
  • Phonological nativization of Dholuo loanwords 
    Owino, Daniel (University of Pretoria, 2005-02-10)
    This is essentially a phonological analysis of the Dholuo loanwords derived from English and Swahili. This study examines loanword adaptation at three levels: phonemic, phonotactic and prosodic. The study analyses the ...
  • The Bantu attribute noun class prefixes and their suffixal counterparts, with special reference to Zulu 
    Mohlala, Linkie (University of Pretoria, 2005-03-15)
    The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the attributive noun classes, as well as their suffixal counterparts, firstly in Bantu, and secondly in Zulu. The investigation will be done with reference to aspects such as ...
  • Lenong La Gauta : Padi Ya Botseka 
    Mahole, Boshoff Frans (University of Pretoria, 2005-06-23)
  • 'n Linguistiese ondersoek na die tradisionele kleurterme van Noord-Sotho (Afrikaans) 
    Kellerman, Esther Elizabeth (University of Pretoria, 2005-10-25)
    In this study a linguistic investigation of the traditional colour terms of Northern Sotho was carried out. The research comprised three separate phases. In all three phases two aspects were emphasised, namely, the nature ...
  • Ditaodišo tša Sepedi 
    Thokoane, Makgalakgatha Daniel (University of Pretoria, 2006)
    The objective of this investigation is to look into, and to describe, the development and merit of the Sepedi essay-oeuvre. The works taken into account are the essay collections that were published from 1943 to 1996. At ...
  • The treatment of kinship terminology in Sotho dictionaries, with special reference to setswana 
    Molalapata, Bontsi Tjanana (University of Pretoria, 2006-01-12)
    The study on kinship terminology is concerned with the treatment of terms in dictionaries. Studies of this nature have been undertaken about several African languages, but such studies on Setswana were limited and were ...
  • Leeto : Dingwalong tsa sepedi 
    Sebake, Senkatile Jackson (University of Pretoria, 2006-06-23)
  • Standard in Setswana in Botswana 
    Nfila, Bokang Itumeleng (University of Pretoria, 2006-10-17)
    Standard languages have become a very important instrument of communication in most multilingual countries. Botswana is one of the Southern African countries that have a number of languages, hence the need for a standard ...
  • Code-switching in Setswana in Botswana 
    Tshinki, Abby Mosetsanagape (University of Pretoria, 2006-10-17)
    This study is concerned mainly with the nature and social functions of code-switching between Setswana and English. In Botswana, Setswana and English are utilised in conversations between speakers, resulting in the phenomenon ...
  • Die radiodrama in isiZulu met verwysing na die werk van D.B.Z. Ntuli (Afrikaans) 
    Brelage, Elna (University of Pretoria, 2006-10-17)
    AFRIKAANS: Hierdie verhandeling val in drie dele uiteen. In deel een is die historiese agtergrond te wete die ontstaan van die radiodrama in isiZulu nagevors. Die ontwikkeling sedert die beginjare van radio tot en met 2002 ...