Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the speech act of apology in Xhosa. The main aim of the study is
to examine some of the characteristics of apologies in remedial interchanges based on a
Xhosa corpus within the field of pragmatics. The study is concerned with the expressions
people use when they apologize in Xhosa, and the effectiveness of apologies in
remediating the negative effects of transgressions.
In order to examine the effectiveness of apologies in Xhosa, a questionnaire has been
drawn up within which students of selected High schools in the Western Cape have
completed the offence and the apology. Data was collected through the selection of four
High schools in the Western Cape and Grade 11 learners were asked to complete the
questionnaires.
In this study, these questionnaires are analyzed and assessed. The findings based on this
research are presented to identify the characteristics of apologies in remedial interchanges
based on a Xhosa corpus within the field of pragmatics.
The study is organized as follows:
Chapter 1 features the statement of the problem and the aim of the study.
Chapter 2 is concerned with an overview of the theoretical framework on which the study
is based, i.e. pragmatics, and within pragmatics specifically the speech act and the theory
of politeness.
Chapter 3 examines the speech act of apology as indicated by the literature on this speech
act.
Chapter 4 investigates apologies in Xhosa with attention to the apology strategies and the
analysis of the Xhosa data.
Chapter 5 summarizes the findings obtained from chapters 2 - 4. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek die spraakhandeling van Apologie in Xhosa. Die hoofdoelstelling
van die studie is om die kenmerke van apologiee te ondersoek in die veld van
die pragmatiek in remediale interaksie gebaseer op 'n Xhosa korpus. Die studie het
belang by die uitdrukkings wat mense gebruik wanneer hulle apologie aanteken in Xhosa,
en die doeltreffendheid van apologiee in die rernedierinq van die negatiewe effek van
oortredings.
Ten einde die doeltreffendheid van apoloqiee in Xhosa te ondersoek, is 'n vraelys opgestel
waarin leerders van geselekteerde Hoerskole in die Wes-Kaap die oortreding- en die
apologie-beskrywing moes invul. Data is versamel deur Graad 11 leerders van vier
verskillende Hoerskole in die Wes-Kaap te vra om vraelyste oor Apologiee in Xhosa te
voltooi.
In die studie is die vraelyste ontleed en ge-evalueer. Die bevindinge wat op die navorsing
gebaseer is, is aangebied ten einde die eienskappe van apoloqiee te identifiseer soos
gebaseer op remediale interaksie soos dit gegrond is op die Xhosa korpus.
Die studie is soos volg georganiseer:
Hoofstuk 1 formuleer die probleemstelling en die doelstellings van die studie.
Hoofstuk 2 bied In oorsig van die teoretiese raamwerk waarop die studie gebaseer is, dit is
die spraakhandelingsteorie van beleefdheid binne die bree veld van die pragmatiek.
Hoofstuk 3 eksamineer die spraakhandelingsteorie van apolcqiee soos dit verwys word in
die literatuur.
Hoofstuk 4 ondersoek apoloqiee in Xhosa met spesifieke aandag aan die apologiestrateqiee
en die analise van die Xhosa data.
Hoofstuk 5 gee 'n opsomming van die belangrikste bevindinge verkry uit hoofstukke 2 - 4. / INTSHWANKATHELO
Esi sifundo sihlola isenzo ntetho sokungxengxeza esiXhoseni. Eyona njongo yesi sifundo
kukuphononga ezinye zeempawu zezingxengxezo ekulungiseleleni utshintsho
olubhekiselele kwingqokelela esiXhoseni kumba wePragmatiki. Isifondo esi sibhekiselele
kwintetho esetyenziswa ngabantu xa bengxengxeza esiXhoseni, kunye nefuthe
lezingxengxezo ekulungiseleleni iimpembelelo ezigqithisileyo ezingavumiyo.
Ukuze kuphononongwe ifuthe lezingxengxezo esiXhoseni, kuye kwasungalwa iphepha
lemibuzo apho kukho isono kunye nesingxengxezo. Eli phulo belisenziwa ngabafundi
bezikolo ezikhethiweyo zamabanga aphakgmileyo kwiNtshona koloni. Ulwazi luqokelelwe
ngokuthi kukhethwe kwizikolo ezine zamabanga aphezulu eNtshona Koloni apho abafundi
bebanga le-9 bebecelwa ukuba bazalise amaphepha emibuzo.
Kwesi sifundo, la maphepha emibuzo ayacalulwa kwaye ahlolwe. Iziphumo ezibhekisele
kolu phando ziye zaziswe ukwalatha iimpawu zezingxengezo ukulungiselela utshintsho
olubhekisele kwingqokelela yezibhalo ezithile zesiXhosa kumba we Pragmatiki.
Isifundo sicangciswe ngolu hlobo:
Isahluko sokuqala sibonisa intetho yengxaki kunye neenjongo zesifundo.
Isahluko sesibini sinxulumene neridlela esisekelwe kuyo esi slfundo oko kukuthi,
iPragmatiki yaye nalapha kwiPragmatiki ngokukodwa kwisenzo ntetho kunye nethiyori
yentetho echubekileyo.
Isahluko sesithathu siphonononga izenzo ntetho zokucela uxolo nje ngokuba zibonisiwe
kuncwadi kwizenzo ntetho. Isahluko sesine sihlola izingxengxezo kwisiXhosa ngokunika ingqalelo kubuchule
bokungxengxeza kwakunye nohlalutyo Iwezingxengxezo kwisiXhosa. Isahluko sesihlanu sishwankathela iziphumo ezifumaneke kwizahluko 2 uku ya ku 4.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/52123 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Mdemka, Xoliswa Leonora |
| Contributors | Du Plessis, J. A., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Dept. of African Languages. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 141 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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