Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2002. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An apology in Tshivenda is offered when an individual has violated a social
norm or want to restore any form of a complainable. When it is given, it serves
as a remedial work, designed to smooth over any social disruption that was
caused. Sometimes a person who is suppose to apologize may find reasons to
minimize the degree of the offence. If the offence in question is big, a verbal
apology may be insufficient to restore the damaged relationship.
Male and female learners commit a lot of offences towards each other at school
and they are obliged to apologize for such offences. In the process of
apologizing, they are faced with a wide choice of strategies to choose from.
In most cases, male learners have a tendency of giving an explanation to their
offences. They do not always seek for a direct apology. Inthe acceptance of
their offences, they opt for longer strategies to apologize. Males seem to be
either proud or shy to ask for an apology from females. Female learners on the
other hand, do not want to use longer strategies to apologize, but they ask for
forgiveness immediately.
It is not all the males who do not want to apologize directly to females, but there
are others who apologize directly. They are the ones who take females as their
equals and they also want to maintain a good relationship with them. The same
applies with females, a minimal number of them use longer strategies to
apologize. They do not use direct strategies.
There are other strategies also useful in Tshivenda male and female learners, but
their use is not so popular. Strategies like explicit acceptance of the blame and
expression of self-deficiency are considered the least of other ones.
An apology is usually influenced by the way the complainant shows his or her
dissatisfaction. Male and female learners also differ with the way they complain.
They use complaint strategies differently. Both male and female learners use
direct accusation and indirect accusation extensively. But the difference comes
by the fact that females are longer with their complaints than males. Females
show their annoyance by involving more complaint strategies. Males do not take
long to complain, they involve only a few strategies. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: 'n Verskoning in Tshivenda word aangebied in geval waar 'n individu 'n sosiale
reeloortree het. Wanneer dit aangebied word, dien dit as 'n remedie ontwerp om
die sosiale onderbreking wat ontstaan het reg te siel. Soms sal die persoon wat
veronderstel is om 'n verskoning aan te bied redes vind om die graad van die
sosiale oortreding te probeer verminder. ln geval waar die oortreding as baie
groot beskou word waar' n mondelingse verskoning nie genoegsaam wees om
die verhouding weer te herstel nie.
Manne en vrou skoliere behaan heelwat sosiale oortreding teenoor mekaar by
die skool en is oorplig om verskoning aan te bied vir sulke oortredings. Tydens
die proses van verskoning aanbied word die skoliere gekonfronteer met verskeie
opsies om van te kies.
Manlike skoliere het die manier om verkonings en verduidelikings te gee vir
hulle oortredings. Hulle sal nie 'n direkte apologie aanbied nie. lndien hulle
aanvaar dat hulle verkeerd was, sal hul die opsie om hulle verduidelikings te gee
as strategie gebruik. Manspersone bly te trots en skaam te wees om 'n apologie
te vra van dames. Dames weer vra makliker en direk om verskoning.
Hierdie beginstel van om verskoning vra geld nie ten opsigte van alle skoliere
nie. Sommiges sal direk apologie aanbied. Ander aanvaar vroulike skoliere as
hul gelykes en probeer om 'n gesonde verhouding te handhaf Dieselfde beginsel
geld tot vroulike skoliere van hulle sal lang verduidelikings aanbied as 'n
strategie deur om verskoning te vra: Hulle vra nie direk om verskoning nie.
Daar is ook ander strategiee in gebruiklike in Tshivenda deur manlik sowel as
vroulike skoliere, maar is nie populer in gebruik nie. Strategiee soos die
duidelike aanvaarding van skuld en die uitdrukking van selfbeskulding word
beskou as die minste gebruiklike opsie.
'n Verskoning word beinvloed deur die manier waarop die klaer sy ofhaar
misnoe wys of uitspreek. Manlike sowel as vroulike leerders versoek ook in
metodiek hoe hulle kla. Hulle maak gebruik van 'n kla strategie wat verskillend
is van mekaar. Beide geslagte maak gebruik van direk sowel as indirek
beskuldigings. Die verskil egter is by vroulik klaers aangesien hul klagte langer
duur as hul manlike ewe nie. Vroulike klaers wys hul woede of ongelukkigheid
deur meer klagte strategie te betree. Mans daarom teen neem nie lang om te kla
nie en behels net a paar strategiee.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/53175 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Makhado, Avhatakali Jonathan |
| 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 | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 287 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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