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The acquisition of (in)definiteness in English as a foreign language by Tanzanian L1 Swahili secondary school learners
(2016-12)AFRIKAANS OPSOMMING: Die studie waaroor in hierdie proefskrif gerapporteer word, het ondersoek ingestel na die verwerwing van (on)bepaaldheid in Engels as Vreemde Taal (EVT) deur hoërskoolleerders met Swahili as eerstetaal ... -
An analysis of the grammatical structure of small clauses in Afrikaans : a minimalist approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The main goal of this study is to provide a grammatical analysis of small clauses in Afrikaans. A proper analysis of this phenomenon has not yet been attempted in the literature on Afrikaans syntax. ... -
Educational interpreting in undergraduate courses at a tertiary institution : perceptions of students, lecturers and interpreters
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of educational interpreting at tertiary institutions in South Africa. Various pilot studies, as well as long-running interpreting projects at North ... -
Interrogating China’s approach to relations with sub-Saharan Africa in official documents (2000-2010) through critical discourse analysis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: China‘s rise as an economic superpower has had important consequences for its relations with African countries over the past 10-15 years. Not only were these relations thoroughly reviewed and significantly ... -
Language errors in the use of English by two different dialect groups of Afrikaans first language-speakers employed by Nedbank : an analysis and possible remedy
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The financial sector of South Africa is increasingly under pressure to ensure that the language used in all communication is aligned with international best practice and, furthermore, that the correct ... -
Learning biblical hebrew vocabulary : insights from second language vocabulary acquisition
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Though Biblical Hebrew (=BH) is no longer a spoken language, students continue to learn it for the purpose of reading, or at least interacting at a deeper level, with the text of the Hebrew Bible. ... -
A minimalist analysis of obligatory reflexivity in Chichewa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study deals with the phenomenon of obligatory reflexivity in Chichewa, a language belonging to the Bantu family. Obligatory reflexivity occurs in constructions where a pronominal element – e.g. the ... -
A minimalist analysis of obligatory reflexivity in Mihavani
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study focuses on the phenomenon of obligatory reflexivity in the Bantu language Lomwe-Mihavani (referred to as “Mihavani”). The aim of the study is to develop an analysis of this phenomenon in Mihavani ... -
A minimalist analysis of obligatory reflexivity in Tripolian Libyan Arabic
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study deals with the phenomenon of obligatory reflexivity in Tripolian Libyan Arabic (TL-Arabic), a variety of Maghrebi Arabic spoken in North Africa. This phenomenon has not yet been systematically ... -
A nominal shell analysis of restrictive relative clause constructions in Tripolian Libyan Arabic
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study deals with the phenomenon of restrictive relative clause constructions in Tripolian Libyan Arabic (TL-Arabic), a variety of Maghrebi Arabic spoken in and around Tripoli, the capital of Libya. ... -
Pragmatic aspects of making and responding to complaints in an intercultural university context
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The broad topic of this study is the nature and the effects of making and interpreting complaints in intercultural interactions involving international students and South African administrative staff ... -
The role of input in the early trilingual acquisition of English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study investigates the acquisition of vocabulary and passive constructions by 11 four-year-old children simultaneously acquiring South African English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa in low socio-economic ... -
Spelling out P: a unified syntax of Afrikaans adpositions and V-particles
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Elements of language that are typically considered to have P (i.e. adpositional) category status frequently exhibit divergent morphosyntactic properties, and it is often the case that one and the same ... -
The use of multilingual glossaries in enhancing the academic achievement of Extended Degree Programme students in a mainstream subject
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of the explanations for South African students’ poor performance at university, is the apparent mismatch or discontinuity between the exit level of secondary education and the entry level of higher ...
