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  • Problems in connection with the teaching of Southern Sotho 
    Ramone, Pascalis Makhotso (1973-09-22)
    The fourth problem is concerned with the lack of standardised Southern Sotho terminology which can be employed by all the teachers, and is dealt with in chapter VI. Three categories of grammatical terms are in use, namely, ...
  • Kousatief in Zoeloe 
    Van Rooyen, Christiaan Stephanus (1973-11)
    The aim of this study was to find out what constituted in Zulu the phenumenon which in the Bantu languages is generally known as the Causative. A corpus of 50 arbitrarily chosen sentences was gleaned :from two Zulu novels. ...
  • A study of conflict and theme in A.C. Jordan's novel Ingqumbo yeminyanya 
    Qangule, S. Z. (1974-12-31)
  • A revision of the word categories in Zulu 
    Nkabinde, Abram Charles (1975-02-14)
    This work is an attempt to revise the classification of Zulu words into their respective word categories. The material used in this research was obtained from publications and fieldwork . Zulu is largely a tone language ...
  • Context as a determinant of meaning with special reference to Northern Sotho 
    Mokgokong, Pothinus Carl Matsiri (1975-11-28)
  • Aspekte van toon in Noord-Sotho 
    Lombard, D. P. (1976-01)
    In hoofstuk 1 word die probleemstelling, doel en benadering tot die onderwerp uiteengesit. Die onderwerp word afgebaken en 'n onderskeid getrek tussen intonasie en morfotonologie. Vervolgens word die morfotonologie en die ...
  • A study of the predicate in its relationship to the subject, object and adjunct in Zulu 
    Hlongwane, J. B. (1976-01)
    Thj.s work is a synchronic study of syntax in Zulu and has its as central theme, verb-noun relations. In these relations.~hree phenomena were found to be important, (A) The liaison semantic features (LSFs) (B) ...
  • Zoeloepredikaat en enkele verskynsels wat daarmee saamhang 
    Van Rooyen, Christiaan Stephanus (1977-01)
    This study was prompted because the Zulu predicate, and the Bantu predicate in general, is a veritable storehouse of linguistic phenomena. A study of the Zulu predicate is, in fact, a study of the simple sentence. Not ...
  • Traditional concepts and literary conventions in Sinxo's works 
    Satyo, Sizwe Churchill (1977-12-15)
    This work aims to give some perspective to the subject of the influence of oral tiaditions on Sinxo's three novellas, UNomsa, UMfundis i WaseMthuq'iv"a·s i, and UMzali Wolahleko. In working on this study, an attempt has ...
  • The poetry of B.W. Vilakazi 
    Ntuli, D. B. Z (1978)
  • A survey of Zulu riddles 
    Hadebe, Stanley Booysens (1978-12)
    There are many words for the riddle in Zulu. It is commonly called isiphicophicwano or isiphicwaphicwano, imfumbe, impicabadala, umgandeliso and inggayinggayi. The riddle is described as an indoor game engaged in at ...
  • The essay in Southern Sotho 
    Maphike, P. R. S. (1978-12)
    The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the origin of the es say and its development in South Sotho, taking a close look at the theme, structure and style of the Southern Sotho essay in the acknowledged collections ...
  • Tradisionele elemente in die moderne Zuluposie 
    Taljaard, Petrus Cornelius (1979-11)
    The traditional material used in this study was largely drawn from the praise poems (izibongo) of the Zulu kings and the approach towards their analysis is mainly structural. For purposes of comparison with modern poetry, ...
  • Character delineation in some novels of O.K. Matsepe 
    Serudu, Stephen Majelele (1979-12)
    The aim of this study is to make a critical survey of the techniques of character delineation used by Oliver Kgadime Matsepe in three of his eight novels. In the introductory chapter reasons are given why Matsepe has been ...
  • Die kopulatief in Ndonga en Kwanyama 
    Viljoen, J. J. (Johannes Jurgens) (1979-12)
    Hierdie is 'n studie van die kopulatief in Ndonga en Kwanyama, die twee dialekte van Oshiwambo wat amptelik ontwikkel word as skooltale.
  • The relationship between Venda and Western Shona 
    Wentzel, P. J. (Petrus Johannes) (1981-06)
    This thesis was aimed at determining what the affinities of Venda are with the Bantu languages spoken immediately to the north of the Venda region. It was during the early stages of the research done on this relationship of ...
  • Die verhaalkuns van Sibusiso Nyembezi 
    Ngcongwane, S.D. (1981-09)
    Sibusiso Nyembezi is a well-known writer in Zulu, who has, among other things, written three novels, Ubudoda abukhulelwa, Mntanami ~ Mntanami ~ and Inkinsela yaseMgungundlovu. The present study is an attempt to evaluate ...
  • Ontkenning in Noord-Sotho 
    Vercueil, Frederik Christiaan (1981-12)
    Die proefskrif is saamgestel uit vyf hoofstukke en n bylae. (a) Die eerste hoofstuk is inleidend tot die ondersoek van die ontkenninging Noord-Sotho om die werkmetode en sekere terminologie toe te lig. n Taaldinamiese ...
  • The ideophone in Tsonga 
    Marivate, Cornelius Tennyson Daniel (1982)
    In this thesis, the phonetic, phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic characteristics of the ideophone are investigated. ldeophones constitute a subsystem of the language while other word classes constitute the ...
  • Tswanavolksverhaal 
    Swanepoel, Stefanus Arnoldus (1982-06)
    Daar is verskeie wetenskaplike benaderingswyses tot die studie van volksverhale. Die benaderingswyses wat spesifiek op die inherente kenmerke van die volksverhaal betrekking het, is: (ii die strukturele; (ii) ...

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