Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Linguistics and Modern Languages) by Subject "Taboos"

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Language flux : the decline in the use of taboos regarding pregnancy the birth among vhaVenḓa from a critical language awareness perspective

Muhwasane, Mutshinyani Mercy (2020-01)

The purpose of this study was to investigate how language used in the past was lost with regard to pregnant women, as well as the rituals meant to be followed when a woman is pregnant until child-birth. This study compared ...
Translating linguistic and cultural aspects in Swahili healthcare texts: a descriptive translation studies approach

Orang'i, Douglas Ondara (2020-05)

Underpinned by the premise that any text can be studied as a translation provided it is identified as such, this study theoretically uses Descriptive Translation Studies (DTS) to investigate English-Swahili healthcare ...

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