Browsing Linguistics Staff Publications by Subject "linguistics"

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    • Democratic Discourse? Realising Alternatives in Zimbabwean Political Discourse 

      Love, Alison (University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2000)
      This article discusses political discourse in Zimbabwe from a perspective of discourse analysis. It examines the two speeches presented (in English) at a seminar on Structural Adjustment and Political Democracy and ...

    • Split Intransitivity in Kalanga 

      Kangira, Jairos (University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2004)
      This paper examines the intransitive verb class in Kalanga, a minority language predominantly spoken in the southwestern parts of Zimbabwe. The paper focuses on split intransitivity, a linguistic concept that describes ...

    • This is This, and Here Are Some Examples: Verbalisers and Extensions in Shona 

      Jefferies, A.A (University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2000)
      After a brief discussion of the scientfic theory, especially in Linguistics, the article explores the scientifically arrived at morphological categories, 'verbaliser', 'extension' in Shona. It reveals existing descriptive ...