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Centre for Applied Language and Literacy Studies and Services in Africa
Language purism and prescriptivism in an African context : a case study of a siSwati radio programme 'Nasi-ke siSwati'
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe study aims at assessing purists' and prescriptivists' concerns about language as reported in Western and non-Western settings, as to find out whether they share the same views about language correctness. The data base is a series of a siSwati radio programme, called Nasi-ke siSwati 'Here is (genuine) siSwati' hosted by Jim Gama, known as 'Mbhokane'. I try to assess his attitudes to what he considers 'inferior' use of the language, with the aim of understanding what issues are at stake when African prescriptivists make their pronouncements.
Degree
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher.institution
- Centre for Applied Language and Literacy Studies and Services in Africa
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2001
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Vilakati, Annah Phindile
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
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- Mesthrie, Rajend
Rights
- Language dc:language.iso
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10815
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10815