The pragmatic import of pronominal usage in chiShona discourse

This article discusses the pragmatic significance of chiShona pronouns by examining the use of different pronouns: personal, enumerative, and demonstrative, and by demonstrating their address and referential value and social meanings. Two important issues are addressed. First, we demonstrate that a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Makoni, Sinfree, Mashiri, Pedzisai
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2003-12-01
Series:Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning
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Online Access:http://perlinguam.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/87