Browsing Masters Degrees (General Linguistics) by Title
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Civil unrest in South Africa: Insights from cognitive linguistics and critical discourse analysis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The critical investigation of political discourse has been of interest to philosophers, rhetoricians, political scientists, and linguists for centuries. Dating back to Aristotle, thinkers have been ... -
Code-switching and translanguaging inside and outside the classroom: bi-/multilingual practices of high school learners in a rural Afrikaans-setting
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The dominance of Afrikaans as medium of communication in the rural town of Upington in the Northern Cape, South Africa, is reflected in the day-to-day communication practices by the vast majority of its ... -
Code-switching as a persuasive device in South African advertising
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Advertising is characterised by a particular type of language and language use which is structured to fulfil a particular purpose. The primary function of advertising language is to persuade consumers to ... -
Comparing journalistic cultures : constructing the identity of Fred van der Vyver as newsmaker
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)This study examined how different words and phrases used within the media may portray a certain image of an individual, ultimately impacting the perception that the reader forms of such individual. Specifically, the ... -
The comprehensibility of plain language for second language speakers of English at a South African college of further education and training
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Plain language has existed in various forms and guises for more than 2000 years (Garner 2009: 40-41; Petelin 2010: 207). Although no consensus exists on a single definition of ‘plain language’ or how best ... -
The comprehension by factory workers of English technical terms in Ministry of Employment and Labour Radio Broadcasts in Lesotho
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: With the advent of the information age, government ministries in Lesotho, as well as nongovernmental agencies, are trying to gain publicity in terms of services they offer to the general public. The ... -
Conceptual metaphors in media discourses on AIDS denialism in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)According to Nattrass (2007:138), the denial and questioning of the science of HIV/AIDS at government level by, amongst others, Thabo Mbeki (former State President) and Manto Tshabalala-Msimang (former Minister of Health) ... -
Constructing victims and perpetrators of sexual violence in Drum magazine between 1984 and 2004 : a discourse analytical study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis reports on the ways in which rape perpetrated by males on females is constructed in news stories and the advice column, Dear Dolly, published in the South African publication, Drum magazine. ... -
'Crazy, mad, and dangerous' : a critical discourse analysis of the (re)construction of mental illness in South African magazines
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research intended to establish what the discourses of mental illness in South African magazines are, and determine whether there is a need for a revision of the current reporting practices on mental ... -
A cross-cultural analysis of corporate press statements: A case study of Monsanto
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Multinational corporations (MNCs) such as Monsanto direct a significant amount of attention to strategic marketing efforts in order to achieve a number of goals. These goals include brand awareness, ... -
Cultural awareness in TESOL student and teacher material
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this thesis is a qualitative examination of TESOL material, specifically New Headway Advanced [NHA] -3rd Edition (Soars & Soars: 2002), and the degree to which Cultural Awareness [CA] is ... -
Cultural differences in using a telephone answering machine : views on conveying information or maintaining relationships
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Die gebruik van onsinwoordherhaling, regtewoordherhaling, sinsherhaling en getalherhaling in die indentifisering van kinders met spesifieke taalgestremdheid
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As South Africa is a culturally and linguistically diverse country, there is a great need for an accurate evaluation instrument that can identify children with specific language impairment (SLI) early, ... -
Die verwerwing van grammatikale geslag in tweedetaal Duits deur leerders met Afrikaans, Engels of Italiaans as eerstetaal
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis reports on an investigation into the acquisition of grammatical gender in second language (L2) German by learners with Afrikaans, English or Italian as their first language (L1). The aim of ... -
Dimensions of space in sociolinguistics
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Within the social sciences and humanities, adequate definitions and understandings of the concept ‘space’ have been debated for some time. However, until recently, this debate been neglected within ... -
The discourse marker mos in rural varieties of Afrikaans in the Western Cape: A descriptive study of syntactic patterns and pragmatic function
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis considers the linguistic item mos as it occurs in the speech of non-standard Cape Afrikaans speakers from the rural areas of the Western Cape, namely Montague, Worcester, Robertson, Touwsrivier, ... -
The discursive construction of hydraulic fracturing in South Africa : a critical analysis of media texts from 2011 to 2012
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Hydraulic fracturing is a geo-engineering procedure designed to extract shale gas from below the earth’s surface. Shale gas is often considered a natural, alternative source of energy that has the potential ... -
The discursive construction of the concepts organisational communication and organisational culture in a merged South African company
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the manner in which the concept of communication is discursively constructed in a South African insurance company. The company recently underwent a merger which, according to the ... -
The discursive construction of the language policy debate at Stellenbosch University : an investigation of the Cape Times and Die Burger
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis reports on the ways in which the Stellenbosch University language policy debate is reported on in English and Afrikaans language communities by investigating the discursive construction thereof ... -
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 ...
