Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2009.

Thesis (DLitt)--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / CD-ROM inside back cover. Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Iowa, 2007. / Supervisors: Judith E. Liskin-Gasparro, Sue Otto. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 218-224).

Submitted to the Faculty of Arts in fulfilment of the requirements for Master of Arts in the Department of African Languages at the University of Zululand, 1987. / This study has been made possible by our desire to look into the feasibility and effectiveness of the Western poetic devices in the writing of sonnets in Zulu. In chapter one the aim of this study is clearly spelt out. We hope that at the end of the investigation, we shall come out with some suggestions and possibilities of a Zulu type of a sonnet, for, we feel that there was a reason for the English to choose a different style from the Italian. The second chapter deals specifically with the definition of terms. These include, inter alia, the concept "sonnet" as espoused by various linguists; iambic pentameter and the rhyme scheme. In chapter three we firstly defined the major characteristics of sonnets. These major structural features of a sonnet are clearly depicted in Kreuzer's (1955:224) definition of a sonnet, that a sonnet is: a fourteen-line lyric poem, in iambic pentameter, following one or more rhyme schemes. It is clear, therefore, that a sonnet should consist of fourteen iambic pentameter lines and should follow a required rhyme scheme. Furthermore, in this chapter, the two types of sonnets were briefly outlined, namely the Petrarchan or Italian and the English or Shakespearean. The fourth chapter dealt with the formal elements of the three selected poets* sonnets in this investigation, namely, Ntuli, Masuku and Nxumalo. We looked closely into the division into fourteen lines, the iambic pentameter as well as the rhyme scheme that is being followed. As we scrutinised all the sonnets, these poets have contributed, with regard to these three external structural features, we also paid particular attention to their significance, that is, whether they contributed anything towards the delivery and portrayal of ideas contained in each sonnet. Content in Ntuli's,. Masuku's and Nxumalo's sonnets is analysed in the fifth chapter. In our analytic study of content, we looked closely into what each poet was writing about - the proposition each was advancing or the story each poet was telling in each sonnet. We came across a variety of subjects ranging from those discussing death to those that were purely social and political, and those with a religious background. We also looked closely into the approaches and artistic devices which the sonneteers employed in the portrayal of the ideas in their works of art. We noticed that these ranged frcm the less effective straight-forward prosaic narration to the more concentrated use of vivid imagery coupled with the rich and well-chosen words and ideophones. In this chapter we also examined the effectiveness of rhyme in the portrayal of content. In chapter six we analysed Ntuli's, Masuku's and Nxumalo's sonnets with particular attention on the meaning that is conveyed in each of the sonnets they have contributed. We also looked very closely into the techniques the poets employed to relay the four aspects of meaning to the readers, namely, Sense, Intention, Feeling and Tone. We also examined the effectiveness of Masuku's rhyme in the conveyance of the meaning in the sonnets whether it was contributory or not. The possibility of a Zulu type of a sonnet is dealt with in the seventh chapter. The last chapter is the general conclusion where all our observations and suggestions are summarised.

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

Submitted in fulfilment for the degree Master of Arts in the Department of IsiZulu namaGugu in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Zululand, 2009. / Lolu phenyo luzama ukuveza ubunkondlo obutholakala ezithakazelweni zesiZulu. Kulolu hlobo lwezinkondlo okuyizithakazelo sithola ukujiya nokusetshenziswa komqondo okunzulu.Phela izithakazelo zithathwa njengomkhuleko kuleso sibongo kanti futhi izithakazelo ziqukethe umlando wokhondolo lokuzalana kuleso sibongo. Yizona ezihlanganisa uZulu wanamuhla noZulu wayizolo. Lolu phenyo ke luyozama ukuveza ukuthi izithakazelo azisetshenziswa kuphela lapho kubingelelwana, kukhulekwa, kukhongwa noma ubonga okuthile okuphiwayo noma ubonga okuthile okwenzelwe ngulowo muntu. Kodwa lolu phenyo luyozama ukukhombisa ukuthi izithakazelo zijiyile kunalokho zinobunzulu kanye nezimpawu zobunkondlo. Yingakho lolu phenyo kufanele luzame ukuveza lobu bunkondlo nobunzulu obutholakala ezithakazelweni. Lolu phenyo luyozama futhi ukuveza ubunkondlo obukhona ezithakazelweni kumazinga ahlukahlukene. Izinga lokuqala ukuveza isakhiwo sangaphandle. Izinga lesibili ukuzama ukuveza isakhiwo sangaphakathi. Izinga lesithathu ukuzama ukuveza ubunkondlo obusezingeni eliphezulu obubonakala bukhona ezithakazelweni. Lolu phenyo luzobuye luveze izinhlobo zezithakazelo ezikhona esiZulwini. Lolu phenyo luyophethwa ngokuba lethule izihlaziyo kanye nezincomo eziyosiza abanye abahlaziyi nabacubunguli kulo mkhakha wobuciko bomlomo.

Thesis (M. Communication Pathology)--University of Pretoria, 2003. / Summary in English and Afrikaans. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A. (African languages)) -- University of Pretoria, 2006.

Thesis--University of the Witwatersrand, 1924. / Reprint of the 1926 ed. published by University of the Witwatersrand Press, Johannesburg. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, 1982. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-330).