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A study of Tshivenda personal namesMandende, I. P. January 2009 (has links)
The Vhavenḓa are a conservative society and although they admire and follow other people’s cultures, they do not do this at the expense of their own traditions. Most Vhavenḓa are found in the far north of South Africa. The second largest group of Vhavenḓa is found in Gauteng Province.
Vhavenḓa first met with the Europeans in the 19th century. The greatest influence on Tshivenḓa culture was brought about by the missionaries, who came with the aim of colonizing Africa and discouraging Africans from following their own culture and traditions, which the missionaries regarded as paganism. They forced Africans to change their African personal names and replace them with European ones, especially if they wanted to attend mission schools or when they sought employment.
Traditionally, Tshivenḓa personal names were chosen by the male grandparent or another senior male person, or the role was played by the father of the child. The mother of the child did not have any say in the selection or bestowal of a personal name (Herbert, 1986; Moyo, 1996; Nkumane, 1999; Ndimande, 1998).
Whenever Africans choose a personal name, it bears a particular meaning or it is the name of a deceased member of the family (Raper, 1983; Stayt, 1931; Thipa, 1986; Yanga, 1978). They do this in order to pacify the deceased. Africans believe that there are always connections between the living and the dead and that the dead have great influence on the lives of the living.
Vhavenḓa practice teknonymy. The parents and the grandparents are addressed by
the personal names of their children and grandchildren respectively. The name that is commonly used in this instance is the name of the firstborn. It happens that at times the personal names of the parents and grandparents are never used: some members of the community might never know these people by their real names (Arensen, 1988; Thipa, 1987).
African personal names should all have meanings. They are used as a short history of the family or the community. Whenever personal names are used in communication, friction between people is minimized.
Morphologically, Tshivenḓa personal names are derived from various Tshivenḓa word categories. They are formed using different morphemes that are available in the language. These morphemes assign meaning to the personal name. / African languages / D. Litt. et Phil. (African languages)
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The expressions of gratitude in TshivendaSikhwari, Matodzi Godfrey 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates how gratitude expressions may be expressed in Tshivenda.
Studies on the expressions of gratitude have been conducted in various languages.
Politeness is a pragmatic mechanism in which a variety of structures work together
according to the speaker's intention of achieving smooth communication. Speech acts on
the other hand is the same as an illocutionary act (intention of the sender). The same
world can be used to perform different speech acts.
The findings in this study is based on situations in which gratitude is expressed in
response to receiving a reward, gift, favour, service and compliment (Eisentein and
Bodman 1986). Gratitude is expressed when a person benefits from another person.
In this study the data shows consistent use of expressions of gratitude within specific
contexts. The results of this study are consistently interpretable in that the bigger the
imposition on the giver, the more polite expressions are employed. Gratitude expressions
have been analysed from gratitude functions. These functions include the following:
Thanking, appreciations, liking, surprise, generosity, pleasure, indebtedness, relief, desire,
caring, enthusiasm, reciprocate, reason, reassurance and compliment.
In Tshivenda thanks, pleasure and appreciation have a high frequency and these gratitude
functions show extreme politeness of the Venda people. There are also certain functions
in Tshivenda which have a very low frequency, i.e. reason, desire, enthusiasm,
reciprocate, generosity and caring. Therefore, they are not considered as possible
gratitude functions in Tshivenda and are also unfamiliar in Tshivenda. / AFRRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek hoe uitdrukkings van dankbaarheid in Tshivenda uitgedruk kan
word. Studies oor uitdrukkings van dankbaarheid is gedoen in verskeie tale.
Beleefdheid is 'n pragmatiese meganisme waarin 'n verskeidenheid strukture saamwerk volgens die spreker
se bedoeling om gladde kommunikasie te bewerkstellig. Spraakhandelinge, aan die anderkant, is dieselfde
as illokusionere handelinge (bedoeling van die spreker). Dieselfde woord kan gebruik word om verskillende
Spraakhandelinge uit te voer.
Die bevindinge in hierdie studie is gebaseer op situasies waarin dankbaarheid uitgespreek word as antwoord
op die ontvangs van 'n beloning, geskenk, guns en kompliment (Eisenstein en Bodman, 1986).
Dankbaarheid word uitgedruk wanneer 'n persoon voordeel trek uit 'n ander persoon.
In hierdie studie toon die data eenvormige gebruik van uitdrukkings van dankbaarheid binne spesifieke
kontekste. Die resultate van hierdie studie is telkens interpreteerbaar soos volg: hoe grater die druk op die
gewer, hoe meer beleefd is die dankbaarheids- uitdrukkings. Suike uitdrukkings is geanaliseer vanaf
dankbaarheidsfunksies, naamlik bedanking, waardering, voorkeur, verrassing, vrygewigheid, plesier, skuld,
verligting, begeerte, entoesiasme, wederkerigheid, rede, versekering en kompliment.
In Tshivenda het bedanking, plesier en waardering 'n hoe frekwensie van voorkoms en
hierdie dankbaarheidsuitdrukkings toon die besondere beleefdheid van die Venda. Daar is
ook sekere funksies in Tshivenda wat 'n bate lae frekwensie het, naamlik rede, begeerte,
entoesiasme, wederkerigheid, vrygewigheid en sorg. Dus kan hulle nie beskou word as
moontlike dankbaarheidsfunksies in Tshivenda nie.
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Relational nouns in TshivendaMakhavhu, Mashudu Tryphinah 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: 1.1 AIM OF THE RESEARCH
Relational nouns are those nouns which have the characteristic of
being related in some other way. These nouns also show us that
there is always equality and inequality in status amongst the
people. It is in this research where I am going to show this
difference amongst tshivenda nouns. At the end of this study
tshivenda relational nouns, with the involvement of vertical
relations of dependency and horizontal relations with no
dependency, will be explained. Focus on this issue will be paid to
different kinship terms with dependency and no dependency.
1.2. ORGANISATION OF THE STUDY
Chapter 2 is going to focus on the tshivenda relational nouns. In
this chapter vertical relations of dependency and horizontal
relations with no dependency will be clearly explained. Kinship
terms and non-kinship terms are also going to be illustrated. In the
illustration of non-kinship terms, different situations in which they
occur are also given. Venda antonyms and synonyms as words that
occur in horizontal relations with no dependency are distinguished
and classified. Chapter 3 will basically be doing with the kikinship terms.
Anthropological views on kinship will also be looked at.
Anthropologists Radcliffe – Brown and Fortes give their different
views on the concept of kinship. This chapter goes further by
showing the linquistic views on kinship. Here Doodenough comes
with two relationships that lead to lineal descent. Lounsburry also
shows the structural analysis of lexical set of covers and partitions
a semantic field.
The chapter proceeds by defining marriage and also shows how the
Vhavenda boys choose their partners, pay lobola and marry. A
Venda lineal descent has also been illustrated. Different
generations, from the fourth ascending generation to the third
descending generation are explained.
Chapter 4 will be showing the outcome of the research. This will
be based on chapters 2 and 3.
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The speech act of advice in educational contexts in TshivendaRaliphaswa, Samuel Nndanduleni 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines data from advice-giving in Tshivenda relating to pragmatic theorist's
argument that every human interaction, to a large extent carries with it an element of
threatening to one or both participant's face. The speech act of politeness has been identified
as one of the most effective speech acts to be employed in giving as well as soliciting advice.
Every speech acts is influenced by contextual, cultural and many other background factors
associated to age, gender and rank which contribute towards how a speech is composed.
The issues relating to the theory of politeness prompted this study on the extent to which
politeness plays a role in giving advice in an educational context of Tshivenda speaking
learners. The study has employed Brown and Levinson's theory of politeness as a universal
phenomenon against the findings of my data, in that universality of these theorists does not
quite fit with this study.
In this study, politeness in Tshivenda school context has demonstrated that it has been
employed as a strategy for encoding distance between speaker and the solicitor. The purpose
of advising teachers and students through politeness behavior is to mitigate face and to
create a favourable context anticipated by the solicitor. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek data van adviesgewing in Tshivenda in verband tot die pragmatiekteoretikus
se argument dat elke menslike interaksie tot 'n groot mate daarmee saamdra 'n
element van bedreiging vir een of beide deelnemers se gesig ('face'). Die spraakhandeling
van beleefdheid is geïdentifiseer as een van die mees effektiewe spraakhandelinge wat
gebruik word in die gee en vra van advies. Elke spraakhandeling word beïnvloed deur
kontekstuele kulturele en talle ander agtergrondfaktore wat verband hou met ouderdom,
gender, en rang, wat bydra tot die kernposisie van die spraakhandeling. Die vraagstukke
rakende die teorie van beleefdheid het hierdie studie gemotiveer, wat handelaar die mate
waartoe beleefdheid 'n rol speel in adviesgewing in Tshivenda in opvoedkundige kontekste
deur leerders. Die studie het Brown en Levinson se teorie van beleefdheid aangewend en geevalueer
teenoor die bevindinge van die data van Tshivenda. Daar is bevind dat die
universaliteits-aansprake van Brown en Levinson nie volledig strook met die data uit
Tshivenda nie.
In hierdie studie, het beleefdheid in Tshivenda in skoolkontekste gedemonstreer dat dit
ingespan word om afstand te kodeer tussen spreker en hoorder. Die doel van adviesgewing
aan onderwysers en leerders deur beleefdheidsgedrag is om gesig te verminder en om 'n
gunstige konteks te skep, soos geantisipeer deur die adviesvraer.
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Palatalization and labialization in Tshivenda : a linear and non-linear phonological analysisNemakhavhani, Daniel Phuluwani 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2002. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study focuses on two phonological processes occurring in Venda, i.e. on
palatalization and labialization. Two phonological models are applied to describe these
phenomena: a traditional (linear) phonological model, the Transformational Generative
model of Chomsky and Halle (1968), and a non-linear Feature Geometry model of
Clements (1985). This was done in order to ascertain which model would be more
effective in its coverage of these sound changes. The core concepts of each model were
described and the sound system of Venda was analysed in terms of distinctive features.
The application of the two models led to the conclusion that a linearly structured model
seem to be more effective to account for both these phenomena in Venda than its nonlinear
counterpart. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie fokus op twee fonologiese prosesse in Venda, tewete palatalisasie en
labialisasie. Twee fonologie modelle word toegepas om hierdie verskynsels mee te
beskryf: 'n tradisionele liniêre model, die sg Transformasioneel Generatiewe model van
Chomsky an Halle (1968), en 'n nie-liniêre model van Clements (1985). Die doel hiermee
was om te bepaal welke model hierdie verskynsels die beste kan beskryf. Die
hoofkomponente van elke model is vireers bespreek waarna die klanke van Venda ontleed
is in terme van distinktiewe kenmerke. Uit die toepassing van die twee modelle het dit
duidelik geblyk dat die liniêre model "n veel beter beskrywing moontlik maak van die
verskynsels as die meer kontemporêre nie-liniêre model.
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A genre-theoretic analysis of sports articles in TshivendaMunyai, Ndwamato Robert 04 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis employs the theoretical framework of text construction advanced by Grabe and
Kaplan (1996) for the analysis of sports articles in BONA magazine. The theory employed
in this study includes linguistic elements, which can be included in teaching methodology
for developing the learner's analytical skills in analyzing the discourse structure of written
texts. These kinds of analytical skills are strongly reflected in Curriculum 2005 for
Language Literacy and Communication (LLC).
The thesis employs a range of textlinguistic strategies for analyzing written texts on sports
issues. It is argued that the incorporation of these strategies by teachers in the process of
language teaching in Curriculum 2005 will enable the learners to analyse texts
successfully and to gain an awareness about how language is used in texts. For the
purpose of analysis in this thesis, text from BONA magazine with contents ranging from
sports issues were collected. The thesis demonstrates that text analysis involves a large
extent, an investigation of generic factors such as the communicative purpose, the culture
and community in which the text is produced.
Following the discussion of the generic features of texts, a broad definition of the term text
is explored, and the text linguistic construction and certain levels of analysis are identified.
In addition to this, the study demonstrates that analysis of the linguistic structure of texts
needs to incorporate the discussion of the parameters of the ethnography of writing
advanced by Grabe and Kaplan (1996). The ethnography of writing entails that a detailed
analysis of texts should address the following questions: "Who writes what to whom, for
what purpose, why, when, and how?".
The study explores the implications and rationale for incorporating text analysis in
language teaching and learning. Lastly, the relationship between the theoretical
underpinnings assumed in this study, and the learning Outcomes of Curriculum 2005 are
explored.
The study demonstrates that the theoretical framework of Grabe and Kaplan (1996) which
underlies in the construction of written texts, will not only introduce the learner to an
inclusive language pedagogy, but can be employed for effective text analysis of Tshivenda
Genre texts on Sports articles in popular magazines like BONA. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie tesis maak gebruik van teoretiese model van Grabe en Kaplan (1996) vir die
analise van sport tydskrif artikels in Tshivenda. die teorie wat aangewind word in die
studie sluit linguistiese elemente in wat ingesluit kan word in taalonderrigmetodologie vir
die ontwikkeling van leerders se analitiese vaardighede in die analise van diskoers
strukture van skriftelike tekste. Hierdie soort analitiese vaardighede word sterk
gereflekteer in Kurrikulum 2005 vir die leer area van tale.
Die tesis wend 'n verskeidenheid teklinguistiese strategiee aan vir die analise van
geskrewe genre tekste oor menseregte en burgerlike regte vraagstukke. Daar word beoog
in die studied at die insluiting van hierdie strategiee deur onderwysers in die proses van
taalonderrig in Kurrikulum 2005 leerders in staat sal stelom tekse suksesvol te ontleed en
'n bewussyn te kry van hoe taal in tekste gebruik word. Vir die doeleindes van analise is
hierdie tesis in tekste gebruik uit BONA tydskrif met 'n inhoud oor menseregte en
gemmenskps en burgerlike regte. Die tesis demonstreer dat teksanalise tot 'n groot mate
'n ondersoek behels van generiese faktore soos kommunikatiewe doelstelling, die kultuur
en die gemeenskap waarin die teks geproduseer word.
Na 'n bespreking van die generiese faktore van tekste word in bree definisie van die term
"teks" ondersoek, en die tekslinguistiese konstruksie en bepaalde vlakke van analise word
geidentifiseer. Hierbenewens, demonsteer die studie dat die linguistiese analise van die
tekste die bespreking moet insult van die parameters van die etnografie van geskrewe
tekste soos voorgestaan deur Grabe en Kaplan (1996). Die etnografie van geskrewe
tekste behels dat die analise van tekste die volgende vrae ondersoek: "Wie skryf wat vir
watter doel, waarom, wanneer, en hoe?". Die studie ondersoek die implikasies en
motivering vir die insluiting van teknalise en taalonderrig. Laastens, word die verhouding
tussen die teoretiese grondslae, wat aanvaar word in hierdie studie, en die leeruitkomste
van Kurrikulum 2005 ondersoek.
Die studie toon aan dat teoretiese raam werk van Grabe en Kaplan (1996) wat
onderliggend is aan die konstruksie van geskrewe tekste kan aanvaar word om leerders in
te lei in 'n meer inklusiewe taalonderrig en kan aangewend word vir effektiewe teks analise
van Tshivenda genre tekste gebaseer op die Sport tydskrifte soos BONA.
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The pronoun in Venda and Northern Sotho : a comparative morphological, syntactic and semantic studyMakhado, John Tshifularo January 1976 (has links)
Thesis (M.A. (African Languages)) -- University of the North, 1976 / Refer to the document
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The structure and meaning in Tshivenda traditional songsNemapate, Mmbulaheni Alfred January 1999 (has links)
Theis (M.A. ) --University of the North, 1999 / Refer to document
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The poetry of R.F. Ratshi̳tanga : a critical evaluation of the poetry of protestMilubi, Ntshavheni Alfred January 1983 (has links)
Thesis (M.A. (African Languages)) --University of the North, 1983 / Refer to the document
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A study of structure, meaning and performance in Tshivenda traditional songsNemapate, Mmbulaheni Alfred January 2010 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D. (Tshivenda)) -- University of Limpopo, 2010 / Refer to document
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