Browsing African Languages Staff Publications by Subject "Linguistics"

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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...