Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: 1.1 AIM OF THE RESEARCH
Relational nouns are those nouns which have the characteristic of
being related in some other way. These nouns also show us that
there is always equality and inequality in status amongst the
people. It is in this research where I am going to show this
difference amongst tshivenda nouns. At the end of this study
tshivenda relational nouns, with the involvement of vertical
relations of dependency and horizontal relations with no
dependency, will be explained. Focus on this issue will be paid to
different kinship terms with dependency and no dependency.
1.2. ORGANISATION OF THE STUDY
Chapter 2 is going to focus on the tshivenda relational nouns. In
this chapter vertical relations of dependency and horizontal
relations with no dependency will be clearly explained. Kinship
terms and non-kinship terms are also going to be illustrated. In the
illustration of non-kinship terms, different situations in which they
occur are also given. Venda antonyms and synonyms as words that
occur in horizontal relations with no dependency are distinguished
and classified. Chapter 3 will basically be doing with the kikinship terms.
Anthropological views on kinship will also be looked at.
Anthropologists Radcliffe – Brown and Fortes give their different
views on the concept of kinship. This chapter goes further by
showing the linquistic views on kinship. Here Doodenough comes
with two relationships that lead to lineal descent. Lounsburry also
shows the structural analysis of lexical set of covers and partitions
a semantic field.
The chapter proceeds by defining marriage and also shows how the
Vhavenda boys choose their partners, pay lobola and marry. A
Venda lineal descent has also been illustrated. Different
generations, from the fourth ascending generation to the third
descending generation are explained.
Chapter 4 will be showing the outcome of the research. This will
be based on chapters 2 and 3.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/21885 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Makhavhu, Mashudu Tryphinah |
| 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 | 180 leaves |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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