Aspects of discourse reference in Venda

Sengani, T. M. (Thomas Maitakhole), 1952-

dc.contributor.advisor	Poulos, G.
dc.contributor.advisor	Louwrens, L. J.
dc.contributor.author	Sengani, T. M. (Thomas Maitakhole), 1952-
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-18T07:02:05Z
dc.date.available	2022-02-18T07:02:05Z
dc.date.issued	1988-06
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10500/28568
dc.description.abstract	The study of discourse is primarily concerned with discourse participants, referring expressions as well as referents in the linguistic and extralinguistic contexts, Chapter l is concerned with the concept discourse with specific reference to the elements of coherence and topic. Various kinds of discourse topic are analysed, In chapter 2 it is illustrated that discourse referents are established by the discourse participants. These are either specific or non-specific and are referred to by means of indefinite and definite expressions (including proper names). As explained in chapters 3 and 4, the use of these expressions in discourse to refer to referents, establishes the antecedentanaphor relationships such as coreference in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between antecedent and anaphor and interreference where a part-whole relationship exists between the two. Referents in the extralinguistic situations are referred to by deictic expressions and these are discussed in chapter 5.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (viii, 268 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	South African indigenous content	en
dc.subject	African languages	en
dc.subject.ddc	496.397650141
dc.subject.lcsh	Venda language -- Discourse analysis
dc.title	Aspects of discourse reference in Venda	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	African Languages	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (African Languages)