Bibl. / Southern Sotho is spoken mainly in Basutoland and its immediate surroundings, but is also found sporadically, because of the migration of its speakers, in other parts of the Republic of South Africa. Together with Northern Sotho and Tswana, it belongs to the Sotho group of Bantu languages, which is one of five such groups, together constituting the south-eastern Bantu language zone.

Bibliography: pages 198-218. / This study is an investigation into three aspects of K.P.D. Maphalla's poetry: influences at work in his poetry; the nature and significance of imagery employed; and the theme of protest as conveyed through poetic aestheticism. Influence constitutes one of the main poetic devices which give amplitude to the poet's compositions. His imagery is a window through which the reader catches a glimpse of the poet's mind. The reciprocal relationship between the theme of protest and poetic artistry is also discussed. Nowhere in Sesotho literary studies have the three aspects mentioned above been treated in the manner this study does. In this way the study breaks new ground. We describe, analyse and interpret extracts from Maphalla's poetry by borrowing tools freely from the various literary theories. We do not tie ourselves to a particular theory. Our approach can also be described as both extrinsic and intrinsic. The study makes a contribution in three respects. First, it illustrates how a knowledge and understanding of some material from both oral tradition and Western acculturation can make a significant contribution to a proper analysis and interpretation of Sesotho poetry. Secondly it demonstrates how imagery also reveals both the poet's attitude towards his subject matter and his world-view in general. Thirdly, the study indicates that protest can be voiced through the dignified genre of poetry. In short, the study shows that whilst Sesotho poetry is functional in its thrust, it also preens itself with poetic aestheticism. We hope that this study will add to the existing universal principles of literary criticism.

M.A. / South Sotho riddles, idioms and proverbs differ to some extent from spoken South Sotho. A number of publications on South Sotho riddles have been produced but on close study it can be observed that not much has been done on the analysis of riddles. Most of the publications are compilations of lists of riddles and their answers. Here Raphepheng by E. Segwete and Kgekge by J. Lenake can be mentioned ...

M.A. (African Languages) / Please refer to full text to view abstract

Ph.D. (African Languages) / Please refer to full text to view abstract

M.A. / Riddles, together with other genres such as idioms, proverbs and legends, form an important and integral component of what is commonly referred to as oral literature. Riddling is a traditional game, mainly engaged in by the youth, as a positive and constructive way of whiling away time. This game is not only confined to tribes and communities in Southern Africa, but is also played throughout the African continent and also in many parts of the world ...

Die doel van die studie is om ‘n oorhoofse grammatiese beskrywing te doen van hulpwerkwoorde wat as subkategorie van die woordklas werkwoord funksioneer. Sodanige beskrywing behels onder meer die identifisering en klassifisering van taalvorme wat as hulpwerkwoorde funksioneer. Die grammatiese aard van hierdie taalvorme word in taalkonteks semanties, sintakties en morfologies ontleed, met spesiale fokus op die diakroniese ontwikkelingsgang wat hierdie taalvorme kenmerk. Kategorie- en rangverskuiwing wat deurlopend in die ontwikkelingsproses met toepaslike voorbeelde toegelig word, vorm ‘n belangrike basis waarop die studie gebaseer is. Verder word daar veral aandag bestee aan die semantiese kenmerke van hulpwerkwoordgroepe wat tot op hede weinig aandag van grammatici ontvang het en verskeie voorbeelde word nougeset ontleed. Kategorie- en rangverskuiwing in die ontwikkelingsproses word deurlopend aangetoon. / Prof. L.C. Posthumus

Thesis (Ph.D.(Literature)) -- University of the North, 1973 / Refer to the document

Dissertation (DLitt)--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.A. (African languages))--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in electronic format.