No abstract added / African Languages / M.A. (African Languages)

No abstract added / African Languages / M.A. (African Languages)

M. Tech. Language Practice / The activity of translation has a long-standing tradition and has been widely practiced throughout history, but in the rapidly changing world, its role has become of paramount importance. Advertising, as the engine of commerce, plays a critical role in the success of a company in this increasingly commercialized society. He further points out that in the age of global economy, effective translations can be crucial when businesses are targeting a foreign market. The purpose of the study was to explore the effect translation has on the "persuasiveness" of an advertisement, or what is left thereof, after it has been translated from the source language into the target language - in this case from English to Sepedi. Specifically, the study sought to identify a workable approach within which a translator can maximally operate in translating persuasive advertisements from English to Sepedi.

Thesis (M.A. (African Languages)) --University of Limpopo, 2005 / This study explores the use of nonverbal communication in Northern Sotho discourse. The paper serves as an introduction to the study of nonverbal communication in African languages. The concept of nonverbal communication is as equally important in a communication system as verbal communication . Therefore, this paper focuses onsome of the various forms of nonverbal communication such as facial expressions, proxemics, haptics, personal appearance, and most importantly, the concept of time. This study is done mainly in comparison with the Western way of doing things and how the social changes affect the use of these cues

Thesis (M. A. (African Languages)) -- University of Limpopo, 2004 / Refer to document

Thesis (M.A. (Northern Sotho)) -- University of the North, 1977 / Refer to the document

Thesis (M.A. (African Languages)) -- University of the North, 1988 / Refer to the document

Thesis (M.A. (Translation and Linguistics)) -- University of Limpopo, 2008 / Refer to the document

Thesis (M. A. (Translation Studies and Linguistics)) -- University of Limpopo, 2018 / This mini dissertation investigate term creation in Northern Sotho/ Sepedi as a language. The research design for this study was exploratory because the researcher managed to determine the research design and data collected from the participants. The qualitative methodology was applied in this study to find in-depth knowledge on the investigation. The two samplings namely: random and purposive were used to select twenty participants such as teachers, lecturers, language practitioners, lexicographers and registered third year students of Northern Sotho at University of Limpopo. The study investigate various strategies in term creation namely: transliteration, semantic transfer, borrowing, paraphrasing, and many more. It was clear from the participants that transliteration and paraphrasing are mostly used in term creation. It is recommended that terms should be harvested by specialised individuals in order to perform term creation.

Thesis (M. A. (African Languages)) -- University of Limpopo, 2005 / Refer to the document