The paper provides an overview of a project on computational
morphological analysers for the Nguni cluster of languages namely
Zulu, Xhosa, Swati and Ndebele. These languages are agglutinative and
lesser-resourced. The ...
Conceptually, finite-state approaches are well suited to the modelling and
implementation of regular linguistic (in this case morphophonological) behaviour.
However, it is common knowledge that, while morphophonological ...
As one of the largest of the 11 official languages of South Africa, Zulu is spoken by approximately 9 million people. It forms part of a language family which is characterized by rich agglutinating morphological structures. ...
The new higher education system of South Africa is in the process of transformation. Part of the transformation process involves raising the use and status of indigenous languages to become essential part of the country‟s ...
This dissertation investigates the extent and type of influence the Shona folktale has had on the writing of the Shona novel. Of particular interest is how much influence the folktale has had on the early writers of Shona ...
This study aims at investigating literary aspects of the Zulu folktale and
establishing whether such aspects have had any influence on the Zulu novel.
For the purposes of this investigation, this study is divided into ...
In hierdie studie word die fonologie en die morfologie van Lobedu, 'n dialek van die
Noordoostelike dialekbundel van Noord-Sotho, beskryf. Historiese gegewens, soos in
hoofstuk 1 weergegee, toon aan dat die Balobedu ...
This study is premised on the assumption that foregrounding is the dominant feature of
poetry. Such an assumption informs this study to the extent that it examines the role
of foregrounding in isiXhosa modem poetry.
F ...
This study sought to investigate and to record any recurring patterns in the form and communicative impact of Shona advertisements. Motivation to carry out the study came from a realisation of a growing interest in using ...
While over the years stakeholders such as publishers and academics have taken a keen interest in research into writing and publishing, they have been less concerned about research into indigenous children‟s literature. In ...
Children’s games and game songs are part of the traditional literature that was handed down from generation to generation by a word of mouth. The study focuses on the functions of children’s games and game songs as reflected ...
The study has been prompted by the gap that exists regarding gender and land in Zimbabwean fiction. The study therefore seeks to interrogate the gender and land ownership discourse in Shona fiction in relation to the current ...
This study sought to uncover gender bias in selected Shona novels and examine the manner in which authors present the subject. The major objectives were to identify the effects of hostile gender relations and assess Shona ...
Adverbial constructions are a problematic subject in Tswana grammatical studies. Traditionally termed descriptives, it is not clear what the defining features of this category are. It is also a very vast category. There ...