Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study explores the text-linguistic and genre-analytic properties of Sesotho magazine
texts on society issues. In particular, the model of text construction postulated by Grabe and
Kaplan (1996) is employed as general theoretical framework for the research on Sesotho
magazine texts. The writing properties of effective texts dealing with the theme of society
issues will be analysed, taking into account the ethnography of writing, i.e. the influence of
socio-cultural beliefs and views on writing in Sesotho.
The study will present an extensive invesitgation of the genre approach to writing in the
context of language teaching. The rationale of the genre approach and its advantages for
teaching writing are reviewed. The text-linguistic and genre-analytic properties of texts need
to be incorporated in methodology for teaching writing at secondary school.
The study presents an extensive analysis of the Sesotho magazine texts as regard
properties such as information structuring (topic-comment, theme-theme), coherence
relations, cohesion and lexical choices as a reflection of communicative purposes. The
linguistic devices in Seotho that characterise these properties are examined extensively. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek die tekslinguistiese en genre-analitiese kenmerke van Sesotho
tydskrifartikel tekste oor sosiale vraagstukke. Die model van tekskonstruksie, soos
gepostuleer deur Grabe en Kaplan (1996), word gebruik as algemene teoretiese raamwerk
vir die ondersoek van Sesotho tydskrifartikels. Die skryf-kenmerke van effektiewe tekste wat
verband hou met die tema van gemeenskapsvraagstukke, salontleed word met inagneming
van die etnografie van skryf, d.i. die invloed van sosio-kulturele sieninge op geskrewe tekste
in Sesotho.
Die studie sal 'n uitgebreide ondersoek bied van die genre-benadering tot geskrewe tekste in
die konteks van skryfonderrig. Die rasionaal van die genre-benadering en die voordele
daarvan vir skryfonderrig word beskou. Die tekslinguistiese en genre-analitiese kenmerke
van tekste moet ingesluit word in 'n metodologie vir skryfonderrig in sekondêre skool.
Die studie bied 'n uitgebreide analise van die Sesotho tydskrifartikels t.o.v. eienskappe soos
informasiestrukturering, koherensie, kohesie en leksikale keuses as 'n refleksie van
kommunikatiewe doelstellings. Die linguistiese elemente in Sesotho wat hierdie kenmerke
realiseer word ekstensief ondersoek.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/53242 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Kathekiso, J. M. |
| Contributors | Visser, W. M., 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 | 178 p. : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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