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Mletshe, Loyiso Kevin. "Deverbal nominals in Xhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5402.

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Thesis (PhD (African Languages))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The relationship between deverbative noun classification and their effect on the semantic meaning of the derived deverbal nominal has been the focus of many studies in linguistics, with special reference to African languages in recent years. The study maintains that the descriptive analysis of deverbal nominals in African languages does not fully interrogate the predicate argument structures of the verbs that host these deverbal nominals. This thesis is an investigation of how the syntactic properties
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Smith, P. N. "Resilience in Xhosa families." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1478.

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Thesis (DPhil (Psychology))—University of Stellenbosch, 2006.<br>This study addresses unprivileged dichotomies in an endeavour to make audible the silence surrounding Xhosa family resilience. This study is essentially descriptive and exploratory in nature and directed towards an understanding of the factors contributing to the resilience of Xhosa-speaking, rural black South African families. To contextualise the discussion a selection of theories on resilience are viewed within their cultural contexts. Western psychology’s privileging of a) the scrutiny of pathology while disregarding re
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Majova, Ernest Kollie. "Relational nouns in Xhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52428.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Relational nouns are dependent on one another in terms of how they themselves denote e.g. brother and neigbour denote individually standing in relation to at least one other individual in specific nouns. This study has established how relational nouns are treated in Xhosa. The study has focused on horizontal relations with a semantic feature of [± sibling] and hierarchical relations with two distingualising semantic features: [± dependent] and [± kinship]. According to these two types of relations the study has then been di
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Bottoman, Ntombesizwe. "The adjective in Xhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52480.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Adjectives in Xhosa represent a small, closed class of descriptive nominal modifiers, which are categorized as the adjective because of their morphological behaviour, i.e. they all have to appear with the prefix of the noun which is the head of the Noun Phrase. There are other nominal modifiers in Xhosa, which may have the same descriptive function as the small class of morphological adjectives. Attention focuses on the relative clauses and descriptive possessives. The term "Adjective" in Xhosa includes the semantic adject
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Claughton, John Sellick. "The tonology of Xhosa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002171.

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This thesis is an examination of the tonology of Xhosa. After an initial survey of the surface tones of the language, and a review of previous studies of Xhosa tone, a description is given of the major tonal patterns of Xhosa noun and verb morphology. In the course of this description the major tonologica1 rules are allowed to emerge. In particular it is shown that some of these rules lead to complex patterns of variation in the pronunciation of the same individual. The derivation of the tone patterns of adjectives and relatives is discussed and it is shown that these tone patterns offer parti
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Mabona, Mongameli. "Diviners and prophets among the Xhosa : 1593-1856 : a study in Xhosa cultural history /." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2001. http://www.ub.unibe.ch/content/bibliotheken_sammlungen/sondersammlungen/dissen_bestellformular/index_ger.html.

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Dlayedwa, Ntombizodwa Cynthia. "Valency-reducing processes in Xhosa." Thesis, University of Essex, 2002. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.394291.

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Williams, Sinazo Onela. "Xhosa men's constructions of depression." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71590.

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The research aimed to use social constructionism as a methodology to explore Xhosa men’s constructions of depression. The theoretical framework chosen for this research was intersectionality. Purposive sampling was conducted to obtain between four to six participants who self-identified as Xhosa men. In the end four participants were interviewed through semi structured interviews. Interviews were conducted in the language of convenience for the participants. This was noted to be a mixture of English and isiXhosa. The interviews were transcribed and translated to English. Thematic analysis was
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Manjiya, Monelwa Precious. "The speech act of complaining in isiXhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52579.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the speech act of complaining in Xhosa. It is organized into six chapters. Chapter 1 states the aim of the study. The method, design and the organization of the study are also presented. In Chapter 2 the speech acts and politeness theories are presented as the basic framework of this study. It is clear that people do not only produce utterances, which contain grammatical structures and words when attempting to express themselves, but they always perform actions via those utterances. The actions peop
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Siswana, Anele. "Ulwaluko kwa Xhosa: young Xhosa men's lived experiences in the context of traditional male initiation." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020840.

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This thesis explores the lived experiences of young amaXhosa men in relation to U!walukokwa Xhosa (traditional male initiation [TMI]) and its impact on their sense of masculinity. The conceptual framework of this study is located within African epistemology focusing on indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in South Africa. The study aimed at enabling young amaXhosa men who had undergone TMI to reflect on their first-hand, personal accounts of Ulwa/ukokwa Xhosa and manhood. Six semistructured interviews and a follow up focus group discussion were held with 23-27 years old amaXhosa men residing in
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Gough, David Huw. "Xhosa narrative : an analysis of the production and linguistic properties of discourse with particular reference to "iintsomi" texts." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002086.

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Although the areas I intend to investigate are rather diverse, what unites them is a concern for the ancient and fascinating question of the relationship between language and thought. Assumptions concerning the latter are surely latent as the basis for any inquiry into language. One of my general purposes is to give some overt orientation to this problem which is all too often simply glossed over. More particularly, I am also concerned with shaping a new approach to Bantu linguistic inquiry in terms of an emphasis on discourse analysis. In the context of the burgeoning of discourse analysis in
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Sehloboko, Matsiliso. "Uphononongo nzulu lwefuthe lweentetho ntshukumo zovakalelo zabalinganiswa kwiincwadi ezichongiweyo zedrama zesixhosa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020002.

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Olu phando luza kucubungula ifuthe lentetho ntshukumo yovakalelo kubalinganiswa. Kuza kungqalwa kwindlela ethi intsingiselo yamkeleke ngayo kutoliko novakalelo lomphulaphuli ngokuxhomekeka kwimeko ethile yentetho. Intetho njengesenzeko esinokusetyenziswa ekuyileni nasekuchukumiseni inyaniso, nethi ngokuvakaliswa kwayo idale utshintsho kubomi babalinganiswa iza kucubungulwa kuza kugocwagocwa iincwadi zedrama yesiXhosa ezichongiweyo.
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Ngamlana, Zodumo Princess. "Experiences of the Xhosa diabetic patient." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/465.

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This study will be focussing on the experiences of Xhosa-speaking patients with DM utilising the NMMM public hospitals complex. In the OPD patients are assessed and treated for all chronic conditions including DM, and patients are seen at monthly intervals or when necessary. The OPD serves the neighbouring black population from the surrounding townships as well as the informal settlements. The effects of urbanisation have resulted in this area having a semi–rural, semi-urban population that is mostly Xhosa speaking. The bulk of the population is unemployed, while others are living on a minimal
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Dlali, Mawande 1965. "Politeness theory and requests in Xhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52402.

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Thesis (PhD)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates how politeness may be employed in requests in Xhosa. While numerous studies on speech act have been conducted in different languages, the investigation of speech acts in African Languages, particularly Xhosa, shows no such progress. This study attempts to fill this gap by examining the notions of politeness in requests as perceived among the Xhosas. With the study of speech acts, two instances of meaning have been identified. In the first meaning a speaker utters a sentence and means exactly and
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Sijadu, Zameka Paula. "Persuasive messages of women in Xhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5309.

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Thesis (MA (African Languages))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to explore interpersonal persuasive messages of Xhosaspeaking women. The findings suggest that the majority of attempts at interpersonal persuasion take place in close and often personal relationships. The findings further show that the majority of Xhosa-speaking women tend to persuade those they are familiar with, such as husbands, children, siblings and friends. Specific cultural aspects also influence the persuasive messages of these women, such as collectivism, indirectne
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Largier, Damian Douglas Christopher. "Pubertal development in urban Xhosa schoolgirls." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26625.

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The present study was performed in order to update available data on puberty in South African women gathered from studies among a variety of South African population groups and to compare our findings with these previous studies in order to identify any change. In addition, the children's social environment was evaluated to see if it had any influence on the timing of puberty. This study is important because a decrease in the age of onset of the various stages of puberty would be expected as the socio-economic status of the population increases. We would expect that once socio-economic and the
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McAllister, P. A. "Xhosa beer drinks and their oratory." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012863.

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This is a study of 'beer drinks' among Xhosa people living in the Shixini administrative area of Willowvale district, Transkei. Beer drinks are defined as a 'polythetic' class of events distinguishable from other kinds of ceremonies and rituals at which beer may be consumed, and an attempt is made to outline their major characteristics. A detailed description of the way in which beer drinks are conducted is provided in Chapter 3, with emphasis on the symbolism involved in the allocation of beer, space and time, and on the speech events (including formal oratory) that occur. The main theoretica
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Sirayi, Mziwoxolo. "The characteristics of some Xhosa dramas." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002173.

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This study aims at highlighting some crucial aspects of Xhosa drama. These aspects are of great significance for the understanding of Xhosa drama. It also aims to historicize and contextualize examinations of traditional Xhosa drama and modern Xhosa drama.
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Adonis, Nomangwevu. "A pragmatic analysis of complimenting in Xhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52124.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the speech acts of complimenting in Xhosa. It is divided into five chapters, which are arranged as follows: Chapter 1 states the aims of the study. The method, design and the organization of the study are also investigated. Chapter 2, the speech act theory and the politeness theory have been dealt with. These theories included the basic assumptions of this study. Chapter 3 deals with compliments and compliment responses as they are discussed with regard to various languages, i.e. the works of Wolfs
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Murie, Kathleen F. "Teaching basic Xhosa to non-Xhosa-speaking Health Care Workers : the effects on patient satisfaction, perceived competence to communicate effectively with Xhosa-speaking patients and job satisfaction levels." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11114.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 97-102).<br>To determine if a basic Xhosa course for non-Xhosa-speaking Health Care Workers, working in Primary Health Care Centres in Cape Town improves patient satisfaction for Xhosa-speaking patients, their perceived ability to communicate effectively with Xhosa-speaking patients, and job satisfaction levels.
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Olivier, Iolanda. "Duurverskynsels by enkelvoudige nasale en komplekse nasaalverbindings in Xhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52246.

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Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this assignment durational features in singular nasals and complex nasal combinations in Xhosa are studied. The focus is on durational differences between single nasals, nasals in combination with consonants and nasal combinations featuring a morpheme boundary. Nouns were selected with these INCI-combinations in various syllable positions in a word. Data from one mother-tongue speaker were analysed and statistically processed and internally compared. It was found that the duration of a singular /m/ and /n/ preceding
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Mlotana, Pumla Princess. "Motherhood experiences of teenagers : a Xhosa perspective." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1019998.

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In South Africa and worldwide high rates of teenage pregnancy and motherhood remains a concern. According to Mkhwanazi (2010:349) most of teenage pregnancy occurs among poor black and coloured communities. The majority of these pregnancies are unwanted and unplanned resulting teenage mother experiencing problems with motherhood. The relationship in family peers and communities are adversely affected. Teenage motherhood seen as to be socially economically and physically delirious for the teenage mother and her baby. Teenage motherhood became a burden not only on the teenage mother but also to t
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Koen, Liezl. "Chromosomal aberrations in the Xhosa schizophrenia population." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1189.

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Thesis (PhD (Psychiatry))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous illness resulting from complex gene-environment interplay. The majority of molecular genetic work done has involved Caucasian populations, with studies in these and Asian populations showing 2-32% of sufferers to have chromosomal aberrations. So far the discovery of a specific susceptibility mechanism or gene still eludes us, but the use of endophenotypes is advocated as a useful tool in this search. No cytogenetic studies of this nature have been reported in any African schizophrenia popu
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Mdemka, Xoliswa Leonora. "A pragmatic analysis of apologies in Xhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52123.

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Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the speech act of apology in Xhosa. The main aim of the study is to examine some of the characteristics of apologies in remedial interchanges based on a Xhosa corpus within the field of pragmatics. The study is concerned with the expressions people use when they apologize in Xhosa, and the effectiveness of apologies in remediating the negative effects of transgressions. In order to examine the effectiveness of apologies in Xhosa, a questionnaire has been drawn up within which students of selected
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Simani, Nobathembu Alicia. "Gender and culture in the Xhosa novel." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52859.

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Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2002.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines gender and culture in L.L. Ngewu's novel, Koda kube nini na? The aim is to examine the influence of culture on how women and men as characters are portrayed. The study is motivated by the fact that despite the new democratic dispensation in South Africa since 1994, there is still a lot of gender discrimination in the Xhosa society. This is the result of the old traditional practices that severely discriminated against women on the bases that they are women. Chapter 2 of the study presents theoretical
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Sigcau, Nompucuko Eurica. "Educational implications of nonstandard varieties of Xhosa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17152.

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Bibliography: pages 124 -138.<br>This study aims: (i) to find out if language interference and language change would cause the students to fail Xhosa. The response of schools to this situation will be investigated and an attempt will be made to understand the dichotomy that exists in spoken and written Xhosa. (ii) to look at the implications on nonstandard Xhosa of sociolinguistic factors such as attitudes, language policies, communicative influence of the mass media, and language use in multilingual societies. (iii) to examine the effects of 'dialects' of Xhosa on standard Xhosa. (vi) to inve
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Sparks, Oertel Nicole. "Xhosa Single Mothers: Reasons for Remaining Single." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2006. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1554.pdf.

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Koen, Liezl. "Chromosomal aberrations in the Xhosa shizophrenia population /." Link to the online version, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/1697.

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Ralarala, Knowledge Monwabisi. "Izincomo phakathi kwesiduna namabhinqa esiXhoseni." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49766.

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Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study aims to investigate the speech act of complimenting in Xhosa. The study constitutes of six chapters with respective to execute this aim. Chapter one provides special details regarding the aim of this study, the method that has been followed, and the organisational structure of the study. Chapter two focuses on both speech act and politeness theories. The central notion relates to (a) the acts of locution, (b) illocution and (c) perlocution. These elements of speech acts entail the notion that utterances that
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Mkumatela, Nombulelo Queen. "Umyalezo olukuhlayo ekutshintsheni umzantsi Afrika." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53208.

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Text in Xhosa.<br>Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2002.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study concentrates on the critical evaluation of persuasive messages. In doing this, four articles have been analysed according to two premises namely: the content premises and the process premises. The content premises concentrate solely on the theme of four articles which is the persuasive message towards the transformation of South Africa. In content premises emphasis is put on the cause to effect reasoning. The process premises focus on the three different types of processes that is: the needs, a
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Mpola, Mavis Noluthando. "An analysis of oral literary music texts in isiXhosa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012909.

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This study examines the relationship between composed songs in isiXhosa and the field of oral literature. In traditional Xhosa cultural settings, poetry and music are forms of communal activity enjoyed by that society. Music and poetry perform a special social role in African society in general, providing a critique of socio-economic and political issues. The research analyses the relationship that exists between traditional poetry, izibongo, and composed songs. It demonstrates that in the same way that izibongo can be analysed in order to appreciate the aesthetic value of an oral literary for
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Mlandu, Mirriam Nozidima. "Isenzo sentetho yokwala kumaziko emfundo esixhoseni." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50381.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2005.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study explores the speech act of refusal in educational contexts in isiXhosa. The speech utterance is used to accept or refuse request. The request can be made by a friend, parent, school principal etc. The authority of the one making request is very important because it makes the recipient of the request to think twice before he or she refuses. This is done by the fact that the recipient is afraid to damage the face of the requestor. Secondly, the rights that people have make it difficult for the person in authority t
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Macingwane, Vuyani. "Uhlalutyo lwesemantiki yelekhisikoni yezenzi u-bamba no-gcina no-londoloza kwisiXhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50537.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2005<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study explores the lexical semantic analysis of -bamba, -gcina and -Iondoloza. In chapter 1 the aim of the study is stated. Properties about the lexical semantic analysis of the verbs -bamba, -geina, and -Iondoloza as well as the generative lexicon theory by Pustejovsky (1996) are discussed. The theoretical framework and the organisation of study are also discussed in this chapter. Chapter 2 addresses in more detail the type system for semantics. A generative theory of the lexicon includes multiple levels of representat
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Mazwi, Ntombomzi Rose-May. "Complexity accuracy and fluency in task-based instruction for Xhosa second language at tertiary level." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51660.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2000.<br>Full text to be digitised and attached to bibliographic record.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study explores a framework for the implementation of task-based instruction for Xhosa second language at tertiary level. Central to the task-based approach to second language learning are the goals of complexity, accuracy and fluency as outcomes. The principles of task-based instruction to syllabus design are examined as this approach to syllabus design is believed to provide an effective base for successful second language acquisition. Theoretical assu
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Gqwede, Eunice Nolungisa. "A pragmatic analysis of persuasion in isiXhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3069.

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Thesis (MA (African Languages))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005.<br>This study has the main goal of investigating the speech act of persuasion in isiXhosa. The main aim of the investigation is to examine the characteristics of persuasion in remedial interchanges based on the isiXhosa pragmatics. The study is concerned with the strategies people use when persuading targets, how message sources seek compliance, how targets resist and / or comply and how influence interactions are structured and what constraints on conversation need to be taken into account.
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Oosthuysen, Jacobus Christiaan. "A critical analysis of the grammar of isiXhosa as used in the Revised Union version of the Bible." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001625.

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This study provides a description and critical analysis of the grammatical structure of isiXhosa as used in the Revised Union Version of the Bible, published in 1942 and republished in 1975. This translation records what was regarded as proper isiXhosa at the beginning of the 20th century, reflecting the consensus inter alia of prominent isiXhosa writers, such as W.B. Rubusana, J.H. Soga, C. Koti, Y. Mbali and D. D. T. Jabavu, who served on the committee that produced the revision. In this study isiXhosa is described in its own right, without approaching it with preconceived ideas derived from
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Dlepu, Siziwe Everrette. "From song to literary texts : a study of the influence of isiXhosa lyrics on selected isiXhosa texts." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/943.

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Songs play a vital role in the everyday life of the AmaXhosa. Each and every occasion or gathering is accompanied by singing. Their anger or pain, sorrow or joy is reflected in their singing. Although these songs are composed for social purposes and entertainment, they are also educational. Songs may be composed and sung to comment on political affairs, complain against the abuse of power by the authorities, declare war, protest, praise a hero, encourage working together and ridicule the foolishness of someone. Vocabulary and diction used in the composition of these songs, relays the message i
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Kaschula, Russell H. "The transitional role of the Xhosa oral poet in contemporary South African society." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002085.

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This thesis outlines the changing role of the Xhosa imbongi in contemporary South African society. The changing socio-economic and political scenario in South Africa, and the way in which the imbongi is adapting in order to accommodate new pressures created by these changes, form an integral part of this thesis. The effects of education and increasing literacy on the tradition are outlined. The interaction between oral and written forms is explored in chapter 2. The role of the imbongi within the religious sphere is included in chapter 3. Xhosa preachers within the independent churches often m
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Mavumengwana, Ziyanda. "A rural xhosa woman's experience of marital satisfaction." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/11509.

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Satisfaction (fulfillment of one’s wishes, expectations and needs or the pleasure derived from this) has been shown by studies to be manifested through various things, including marriage. It has been found that marriage and the satisfaction experienced are positively correlated to higher levels of happiness. Marital satisfaction (also referred to as marital quality and marital happiness) is defined as one's subjective evaluation of favourability towards one’s spouse and the marital relationship and the mental state of perceived gains and losses of the marriage. Research shows that the factors
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Jones, Catherine Jacquelynn Julia. "Queclaratives in Xhosa : an acoustic and perceptual analysis." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52426.

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Thesis (PhD)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Key words: acoustic speech analysis, speech synthesis, speech perception, copulative queclarative, linguistics, psycho linguistics, human language technology This study investigates the notion of interrogativity in Xhosa as expressed in the form of Queclaratives. Queclaratives, or statements which are question-like in function, have been studied in many languages of the world. Unfortunately with regard to the Bantu languages, studies relating to interrogativity in general have largely been impressionistic in nature.
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Satyo, Priscilla Nomsa. "Women in Xhosa drama : dramatic and cultural perspectives." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52615.

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Thesis (PhD)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study aims at highlighting a crucial aspect of Xhosa drama: The portrayal of the role women have been forced culturally to assume in society. A selection of Xhosa plays from three periods (1958 - 1965; 1974 - 1982; and 1988 - 1997) is examined. In the process of the study, the analysis and the interpretation of these dramas as well as the depiction of women characters is examined. Authors of the ten dramas under study advocate change through the powerful forces of gender stereotypes and culture distortions. The a
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Tshaiviti, Thandeka Lovedalia. "Persuasion in the Xhosa drama text Isisila sehobe." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2275.

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Thesis (MA (African Languages))--Stellenbosch University, 20008.<br>The goal of this study is to investigate the speech act of persuasion in the Xhosa drama text Isisila sehobe by Satyo and Gwashu. The investigation into persuasive communication in Isisila sehobe takes as a starting point the persuasive strategies of Larson (1999). The study's main aim is to establish the linguistic realisation through which social aspects of isiXhosa persuasion are expressed in Isisila sehobe. The core persuasive message in this text is concerned with marriage. This study shows that some people take as
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Titi, Nonzolo. "Persuasive messages of some married men in Xhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2971.

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Thesis (MA (African Languages))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Issues relating to persuasive-message production motivated this study to investigate the extent to which married Xhosa men use persuasive messages in their conversations. The study also explored the influence goals that married Xhosa men wish to attain when they engage in persuasive interactions. The study furthermore aimed to determine the persuasive strategies used by married Xhosa men in their persuasive messages. Dillard and Marshall (2003) defined persuasion as an occurrence that comprises longe
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Khuzwayo, Zoleka. "Compliance-gaining requests in educational contexts in Xhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49891.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2004.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This Study investigates how favor asking may be expressed in Xhosa. Both favor asking and requesting are situated in a context, where the meaning of each is necessarily driven by the way the interlocutors interpret each other's speech. Again favor asking and requesting share the same underlying intent in that a speaker tries to get a hearer to do something. People in the working environment, more especially in the educational sector, have lots of projects to do and they are obliged to ask for favors for such projects. In th
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Makosana, Nomkhitha Ethley. "A comparative study of six Xhosa radio dramas." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/69076.

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Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 1991.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is based on the comparison of six Xhosa radio dramas spanning the period 1987 and 1988. The main objective is to investigate the strengths and weaknesses which manifest themselves in the dramas. The dramas are compared with respect to the six structural elements of drama viz., theme, plot, characterization, time and space, and the techniques of production.Themes are studied to establish whether there have been any developments as far as the choice of themes is concerned in Xhosa radio dramas or whether there has
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Vivian, Lauraine Margaret Helen. "Psychiatric disorder in Xhosa-speaking men following circumcision." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11286.

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Includes abstract.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>This interdisciplinary study, within the fields of anthropology and medicine, describes my qualitative research as an anthropologist into the mental illness histories of five young Xhosa-speaking men who, within a year of their circumcision, suffered psychotic breakdowns. The study took place in Valkenberg Hospital for the Mentally Unwell and the surrounding disadvantaged, largely Xhosa-speaking communities in Cape Town, South Africa. Numerous admissions were screened over a two-year period, but only these five men met the study cri
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Dowling, Tessa. "The forms, functions and techniques of Xhosa humour." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17456.

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Bibliography: pages 259-274.<br>In this thesis I examine the way in which Xhosa speakers create humour, what forms (e.g. satire, irony, punning, parody) they favour in both oral and textual literature, and the genres in which these forms are delivered and executed. The functions of Xhosa humour, both during and after apartheid, are examined, as is its role in challenging, contesting and reaffirming traditional notions of society and culture. The particular techniques Xhosa comedians and comic writers use in order to elicit humour are explored with specific reference to the way in which the pho
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Mona, Godfrey Vulindlela. "Ideology, hegemony, and Xhosa written poetry, 1948-1990." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002172.

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This interdisciplinary study locates Xhosa written poetry (1948-1990) within the framework of the socio-politico-economic scenario in South Africa. It sets out to examine the impact of the above stated factors on literature, by supporting the hypothesis that Xhosa written poetry of the Apartheid epoch is a terrain of the struggle for hegemony between the dominant ideology and the alternative ideologies.
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Bohm, Susanne. "CLICKS IN XHOSA AND NAMA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS." OpenSIUC, 2010. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/293.

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF SUSANNE BÖHM, for the Master of Arts degree in LINGUISTICS, presented on APRIL 12, 2010, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: CLICKS IN XHOSA AND NAMA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Karen Baertsch ABSTRACT. This study is a comparative analysis of Xhosa and Nama clicks. It contains an acoustic pilot study for which one Nama speaker and one Xhosa speaker were recorded. Differences and similarities in place of articulation and accompaniment were measured between clicks in word-initial position for both languages. Previous studies showed tha
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Piko, Phindiwe. "An examination of some changes to conventions and culture in selected Xhosa drama." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/592.

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This study is about examining some changes to conventions and culture in selected Xhosa drama plays. Conventions are general agreements on social behaviour. They are the customary methods of presenting the elements of the text. There are no strict rules followed in the writing of plays, but there are conventions which vary from one playwright to another and from time to time. Conventions are the devices and the features of a literary work by which its kind can be recognized. Change creates anxiety, uncertainty and stress. Adaptation of culture to some changes plays a role as time passes by. To
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