Zandisile W. Saul, Rudolph Botha

Phonemes, Graphemes and Democracy (eBook, PDF)

The Significance of Accuracy in the Orthographical Development of isiXhosa

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides comprehensive guidelines on important aspects of isiXhosa orthography such as word division, spelling and capitalisation. Authors' primary focus has been those challenging areas of standardisation which have not yet been attended to. The book makes an important contribution to the development of isiXhosa into a fully functional medium of teaching and learning in Higher Education, and facilitate the enhancement of its status as one of South Africa's official languages.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040037515
• Artikelnr.: 69886834

Autorenporträt

Zandisile W. Saul is Senior Lecturer in African Languages at the University of Fort Hare, where he has been involved in the teaching of isiXhosa linguistics for many years..

Rudolph Botha is Adjunct Professor in African Languages at the University of For Hare, with a doctorate from the University of Stellenbosch.

Inhaltsangabe

List of charts and tables
Acknowledgements
Foreword
IsaNdulelo
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Theoretical Perspectives on the Development of Writing and
Orthography
Chapter 3 Towards the Standardisation of the Spelling of Authentic isiXhosa
Words
Chapter 4 Towards the Standardisation of the Spelling of isiXhosa Borrowed
Words
Chapter 5 Problematic Aspects of the Orthography of isiXhosa
Chapter 6 Conclusion and Recommendations
References