Thesis (M.A. (Translation Studies and Linguistics)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022 / The prime goal of this study is to explore, form and analyse the semantic content of
compound words in Sepedi. The study used the qualitative method. Data were
collected using participant observations from various written sources and it was
analysed through Content Analysis. The Theory of Construction Morphology was
tested on endocentric, exocentric, and copulative compound words to locate the
headedness of Sepedi compound words. The study revealed that the head of
compound words can be located on the nominal prefix, left-hand side, right-hand side,
on both nominal prefixes and it can be determined outside of the compound word for
metaphoric exocentric nominal compounds. Furthermore, because of the role noun
class prefixes play on determining the head of compound words, the study found that
Sepedi compound words are nominals. The formation of Sepedi compound words
involves the combination of different word aspects such as objects concords,
deverbatives, verbal roots, stems, suffixal endings, and lexical categories such as
nouns, Adjectives, and verbs. The resultant compound word of these combinations
always results in a compound noun. It was recommended that future researchers
should investigate the semantic content of exocentric compound words in African
languages, especially the Sepedi language. The study further highlighted that there is
still a need for a study that looks at the influences of nominal prefixes on the
headedness of compound words in Sepedi. Furthermore, the study recommended that
to alleviate the gap of shortage of literature in Sepedi, future studies should focus on
word formation processes in Sepedi. / Feenix Crowdfunding and C Track Fleet Management
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| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ul/oai:ulspace.ul.ac.za:10386/3990 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Maboa, Rachel Mmapitso |
| Contributors | Kgatla, M. E. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | x, 76 leaves |
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