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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 ...
The Sociolinguistics of Personal Address and Reference in Urban Shona Society
(2012-07-02)
This thesis examines the forms, interpersonal or social functions and patterns of terms used as address or reference resources in spoken urban Shona, integrating Hymes’s (1962) Ethnography of Communication theory and a ...
Democratic Discourse? Realising Alternatives in Zimbabwean Political Discourse
(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 ...
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 ...