Repetition overused as an academic writing strategy : a case study of Xhosa-English second language speakers

This study uses close linguistic analysis to investigate how a group of Xhosa English Second Language (XESL) Speakers use repetition as a discourse strategy in their written academic work. The study analyses the nature of their repetition and draws on critical theory to situate repetition in its socio-cultural context.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

School of Education

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Alexander, Ebrahim

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kapp, Rochelle

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10062

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10062