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    Morpho(?) Phono (?) Logical Fuzzy Edges: The Case of {-/I/-}/{-/U/-} Semantic (?) Contrast in Shona 

    Mkanganwi, K.G. (University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2000)
    Although the Western world of Science continues to be dominated by the black and white (or 'binary')laws of logic, the binary logic has always faced doubt. (Un)fortunately, logical positisim has remained the working ...
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    Metaphors in Shona: A Cognitive Approach 

    Mberi, N.E (University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2003)
    This article discuses the pervasiveness of metaphors in everyday Shona language. It argues that metaphorical expressions are not mere words, but they are part of a much bigger way of conceptualising things. Examples are ...
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    Naming the Pandemic: Semantic and Ethical Foundations of HIV/AIDS Shona Vocabulary 

    Mashiri, Pedzisai; Mawomo, Kenneth; Tom, Patrick (University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2002)
    The article investigates the names that Shona-speaking people in contermporary Zimbabwe create and use in casual communication on the Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome(HIV/AIDS), the messages transmitted through these ...
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    Defence Consiousness as a Way of Life: The Refuge Period and Karanga Defence Strategies in the 19th Century 

    Mazarire, Gerald Chikozho; (2006-05-23)
    Defensible settlement patterns are neither a new phenomenon in pre-colonial Zimbabwean history nor are they a development peculiar to the 19th century Shona alone. Nonetheless the 19th century in many ways constituted a ...
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    Ethics Among the Shona 

    Chimuka, Tarisai.A (University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2001)
    This essay is a contribution towards an appreciation of Hunhu/Ubuntu as the basis of African philosophy. It seeks to demonstrate, by means of a specific example taken from an African text, that within the African ...
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    Harare Shona Slang: A Linguistic Study 

    Mawadza, Aquilina (University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2000)
    This article discussed the linguistic origins and forms of the Shona language and examines words and phrases that are normally used casually in Harare. It illustrates that slang is a informal language that generally follows ...
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    A Socio-linguistic Interpretation of the Social Meanings of Kingship Terms in Shona Urban Interactions 

    Mashiri, Pedzisai (University of Zimbabwe, 2003)
    This article provides an interpretive analysis of Shona native speaker's of kingship terms of address as forms of communicative resources to invoke social meanings in non-kin relations. Two types of data were used for the ...
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    Saying 'No' Without Saying 'No': Indirectness and Politeness in Shona Refusals 

    Mashiri, Pedzisai (University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2002)
    Indirect communication patterns are often a means to save the interlocutor’s face: avoiding open refusals is a clear example of that. The Shona of Zimbabwe, like other African peoples, sometimes avoid direct responses ...
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    More Than Mere Linguistics Tricks: The Socio-pragmatic Functions of Shona Nicknames Used by Shona-Speaking People in Harare 

    Mashiri, Pedzisai (University of Zimbabwe, 2004)
    The article demonstrate how urban Shona- speakers often use nicknames as linguistics resources to perform a variety of social functions in everyday informal interactions. The intention of this article is twofold: to ...
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    Teaching Shona In English/Shona: Ideological Challenges And Implications- Whither UZ & MASU? 

    Chapanga, Evans; Makamani, Rewai (2006-05-18)
    This paper investigates ideological challenges and implications associated with two models in the teaching and learning of Shona at university level. The UZ model involves the use of English as a medium of instruction ...
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