Browsing Theses and Dissertations (African Languages) by Title

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  • '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 ...
  • ’n Teoreties gefundeerde, geannoteerde Afrikaanse vertaling van Alan Paton se roman Cry, the beloved country 
    Brümmer, Anné (University of Pretoria, 2015)
    Alan Paton’s world famous debut novel, Cry, the beloved country (1948), is seen as one of the most important literary texts in the polysystem of South Africa’s literature of the twentieth century. With more than 15 million ...
  • Ntšhutelele : terama ya go se bapalege (Sepedi) 
    Mothiba, Kwena Frans (University of Pretoria, 2007-09-10)
    The problem that Groenewald (1995: 4) mentions in connection with the Sepedi drama is that, it is not performable and that it is actually not a drama in the true sense of the word. In the African languages there is actually ...
  • Nyakišišo ya Lukas Motšheletšhele (Sepedi) 
    Sefoka, Moipone Magdalina (University of Pretoria, 2008-09-19)
    This dissertation analyses Lukas Motšheletšhele, the first novel written by M.M. Rammala, who also wrote Rangwane ke go Paletše (1971) and Mabosebosane (s.a.). Lukas Motšheletšhele is a tragic novel. M.O. Dona (1994) and ...
  • Omphile Umphi Modise : diteng le dimelo tsa baanelwabagolo (Setswana) 
    Moepi, Gaamele Francina (University of Pretoria, 2011)
    This study examines D.P.S Monyaise’s short story titled Omphile Umphi Modise which were scrutinized by Mogapi (1992), Pretorius (1990), Manyaka (1992), Shole (1997) and Malimabe (1998). Their investigation did not only ...
  • Outstanding characteristics of isiZulu spoken in Duduza 
    Mashiane, Ernest George (University of Pretoria, 2018)
    The discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand area in 1886 led to the migration of black people from all over South Africa, as well as from neighbouring countries, to work in the mines in South Africa for a specific period ...
  • Papetso ya Direto tsa Lehu le Polokong, Ratlabala le Matsoba, Lentsoane (Sepedi) 
    Mathibe, Mokgoshi Albert (University of Pretoria, 2007-03-03)
    In this dissertation the three poems Lehu, Polokong written by Ratlabala and Matsoba by Lentsoane, are compared. Thematically they deal with life that triumphs over death, while the topics that are addressed, vary, namely ...
  • Pegelotlhotlhomisi ka ga metara mo Setswaneng 
    Komati, Priscilla Refiloe (University of Pretoria, 2006-11-03)
    This study focuses on Opland’s (1993) argument that praise poetry must have a particular structure. He argues that a traditional praise poetry needs to have a structure similar to that of poetry written in one of the ...
  • Pego ya patlisiso ya leboko la Tautona Ngaka Quett Masire [Setswana] 
    David, Mmaserame Hannah (University of Pretoria, 2007-04-07)
    This dissertation focuses on an analysis of the poem Tautona Ngaka Quett Masire printed in P. Seloma's An Analysis of the Poetry of Praise and Exhortation in Setswana (1990). The main objective of the investigation is to ...
  • Pegonyakišišo ya kgopolo ya balade ya Sepedi 
    Nkadimeng, Stephen Manangane (University of Pretoria, 2019)
    This study aims to investigate two Sepedi ballads, Moganedi’s ‘Maletsoge’ (1985) and Matome Fela’s ‘Sebilwane’ (1961) to consider their style and genre. The investigation starts with a review of prior studies of the Sepedi ...
  • Phetogo ya set o dingwalong t a Sepedi 
    Tsholo, Jeremiah Phuti (University of Pretoria, 2015)
    The thesis focuses on culture change depicted in Sepedi literature. This is needed because of a great influence of missionaries and their writings that are reflected on indigenous writings of Bapedi people who wrote during ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • PM Lebopa : Papetso ya Dikanegelotseka tsa Lebopa (Sepedi) 
    Magapa, Ntepele Isaac (University of Pretoria, 2013-01-10)
    In this dissertation Lebopa' s two short stories entitled Ntlo ya monna yo mongwe and Bomahlwabadibona are compared with each other. Groenewald is the first person to have pointed out the importance of these two detective ...
  • Re-interpreting Sen and Chihiro's spiriting away : a semiotic analysis and translation of Japanese animation 
    Sanders, Lisa (University of Pretoria, 2018)
    Both within the field of translation studies and outside of the academic realm entirely, audiovisual translation is becoming an increasingly relevant and important topic, especially considering the rapid rate of globalisation ...
  • The retention of evoked meaning in literary translation : translating dialect and register in The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena by Elsa Joubert 
    Botha, Maricel (University of Pretoria, 2015)
    Throughout history, the process of translation has been approached from numerous perspectives, yet these can be distilled into two main categories: literal and free translation. In terms of translation strategy, the history ...
  • Se se jeleng rre : molebo wa kanedi 
    Mataboge, Motlatsi Helen (University of Pretoria, 2007-03-03)
    Please read the abstract in the section 04back of this document
  • Sebopego sa diretotumišo tša bogologolo tša ditaola tša Sepedi (Sepedi) 
    Kekana, Thupana Solomon (University of Pretoria, 2007-07-10)
    Eiselen (1932: 1) commented that the Black population of South Africa attached a particular religious value to the dolos art. He consequently collected some of the dolos sayings, but did not delve deeper into them. 1932 ...
  • Sengwalo ke seipone sa mabaka (Sepedi) 
    Mathibe, Mokgoshi Albert (University of Pretoria, 2011-10-25)
    The first stories written in Sepedi deal almost exclusively with the problem of urbanisation, and its ensuing atrocities. Then, halfway through the previous century, Matsepe distinguished himself by diverting from his ...
  • Seyantlo mo dikwalong tsa Setswana 
    Motsepe, Mmadikhu Queen (University of Pretoria, 2016)
    This study s focal point is centered around the cultural practice of the custom of wife replacement/inheritance known as seyantlo in Setswana. This research was inspired by the fact that this practice is still in use in ...