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Split Intransitivity in Kalanga
(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 ...
An Analysis of the War Metaphors Used in Spoken Commentaries of the 2004 Edition of the Premier Soccer League (PSL) Matches in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2004)
Soccer commentaries on television are characterised by metaphor-carrying language
and expression. After introducing the Interactionist Theory of Metaphor and the
classic Cognitive Metaphor Theory, this article analyses ...
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 ...
Policy-makers, the Press and Politics: Reporting a Public Sector Document
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2002)
News media often have to present public policies, originally articulated in technical
civil service documents, to the public, and to contextualise and comment on them.
Such situations result in ‘chains’ of intertextual ...
Lexical Metamorphosis of the Kalanga Language: Towards an Analysis of the Impact of Ndebele Domination of the Kalanga Language
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2002)
This article examines the lexical metamorphosis of the Kalanga language caused by
the dominance of the language by Ndebele. It is based on research conducted among
the Kalanga-speaking people of Bulilima-mangwe in ...
Mvana and Their Children: The Language of the Shona People as it Relates to Women and Womens’ Space
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2003)
Research elsewhere, within English and other languages, has shown that linguistic
behaviour is one of the keys to understanding the nature and status of women in the
attitudes transmitted through language (Frank and ...
Transitivity In Kalanga
(2012-08-31)
This thesis examines transitivity as a grammatical aspect of the Kalanga language. The investigation is done using two theoretical frameworks: Relational Grammar (RG) and Hopper and Thompson’s (1980) Transitivity Theory. ...
The Treatment of Taboo and Offensive Words in Isichazamazwi Sesindebele (ISN): an Analysis
(2006-03-23)
This paper identifies and analysis taboo and offensive words in the Isichazamazwi sesiNdebele henceforth referred to as the ISN. Focus is on these headwords as they are seen as requiring special attention in their definitions ...