Submitted in partial fullfilment for the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of IsiZulu namaGugu in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Zululand, 2002. / Ngalolu cwaningo kuhloswe ukweneka obala ukuqanjwa kwabalingiswa nezindawo nemithelela yakho emibhalweni yesiZulu. Isahluko sokuqala siveza ubumqoka bocwaningo kanye nomklamo wocwaningo. Isahluko sesibili siveza izincazelo zamagama abalingiswa ezahlukene, ukuqamba amagama, okubhaliwe ngocwaningo, imihlahlandlela (theories) ngokuqanjwa kwamagama, amagama aqanjwa esuselwa kuphi? Kanye nokubaluleka kwamagama Isahluko sesithathu sigxile kakhulu ekuqanjweni kwamagama ngokwenkathi: inkathi yasendulo, inkathi emaphakathi kanye nenkathi yamanje. Isahluko sesine siveza ukuqanjwa kwamagama ngokwendawo: indawo yasemakhaya, indawo yasedolobheni kanye nendawo exubile. Isahluko sesihlanu siqukethe isihlaziyo, iqoqa kanye nesiphetho..