Language purism and prescriptivism in an African context : a case study of a siSwati radio programme 'Nasi-ke siSwati'

Language purism and prescriptivism in an African context : a case study of a siSwati radio programme 'Nasi-ke siSwati'

Bibliography: leaves 85-91. === The 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 progr...

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Main Author: Vilakati, Annah Phindile
Other Authors: Mesthrie, Rajend
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
Subjects:
Applied Language Studies
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10815
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uct-oai-localhost-11427-108152020-10-06T05:11:32Z Language purism and prescriptivism in an African context : a case study of a siSwati radio programme 'Nasi-ke siSwati' Vilakati, Annah Phindile Mesthrie, Rajend Applied Language Studies Bibliography: leaves 85-91. The 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. 2015-01-01T12:20:49Z 2015-01-01T12:20:49Z 2001 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10815 eng application/pdf University of Cape Town Faculty of Humanities Centre for Applied Language and Literacy Studies and Services in Africa
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Language purism and prescriptivism in an African context : a case study of a siSwati radio programme 'Nasi-ke siSwati'
description Bibliography: leaves 85-91. === The 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.
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