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Ideophones in Shona
(Oxford University Press, 2018-03-23)
Harare Shona Slang: A Linguistic Study
(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 ...
Metaphors in Shona: A Cognitive Approach
(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 ...
Naming the Pandemic: Semantic and Ethical Foundations of HIV/AIDS Shona Vocabulary
(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 ...
Defence Consiousness as a Way of Life: The Refuge Period and Karanga Defence Strategies in the 19th Century
(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 ...
Ethics Among the Shona
(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 ...
The Language of Ethnic Contempt: Malawian-Zimbabwean Shona Rivalry
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2002)
The contact between the Shona and immigrants from Malawi dates back to more than six
decades ago. Throughout this period, the ethnic relations of the two groups have been
represented in fiction, drama and popular music ...
Saying 'No' Without Saying 'No': Indirectness and Politeness in Shona Refusals
(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 ...
This is This, and Here Are Some Examples: Verbalisers and Extensions in Shona
(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 ...
Revival of Indigenous Food Security Strategies at the Village Level: The Human Factor Implications
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2001)
This article reports findings of an evaluation of the Zunde raMambo practice
as a survival strategy in selected rural districts in Zimbabwe. The assumption
made when the Zunde was being revived was that its revival would ...