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Harm: The counterfactual comparative account, the omission and pre-emption problems, and well-being
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-03)The concept of “harm” is ubiquitous in moral theorising, and yet remains poorly defined. Bradley suggests that the counterfactual comparative account of harm is the most plausible account currently available, but also ...
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Post-graduate studies in South Africa : myths, misconceptions and challenges
(HESA, 2007)The article interrogates some of the current views and myths around the so-called 'inefficiency' of the management of postgraduate studies in South Africa. In this regard data are presented on recent trends in postgraduate ...
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Die subjektiewe ervaring van depressie onder Suid-Afrikaanse vroue in 'n lae-inkomste gemeenskap
(Dept. of Social Work, Stellenbosch University, 2013)In verskeie internasionale en Suid-Afrikaanse epidemiologiese studies is bevind dat vroue byna twee keer meer geneig is om aan depressie te ly as mans (Accort, Freeman & Allen, 2008; Kessler, 2003; Ngcobo & Pillay, 2008). ...
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An investigation into the effectiveness of using headphones with integrated microphones to simulate concert hall acoustics for musicians in small acoustic environments
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-02-28)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis fifty-one musicians participated in a structured interview testing the effectiveness of a headset simulating the acoustics of a concert hall known to the participants. A prototype headset ...
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A critical analysis of media discourse after a natural flooding disaster in Malawi, in 2015
(2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This is a multimodal critical discourse analysis study that investigates the media discursive strategies in the representation of the catastrophic flooding disaster of January 2015 in Malawi. It analyses ...
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Pragmatic markers in L1 Luganda-L2 English bilingual spoken discourse: A relevance-theoretic approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this dissertation, I examine the manifestation of Luganda and English pragmatic markers as embedded elements, and analyse the procedural roles they play in facilitating interaction in bilingual spoken ...
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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, ...
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.Perceived object similarity in isiXhosa: assessing the role of noun classes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Categorizing objects is central to the way we as humans interact with the world. Without the capacity to form categories, we might not have been able to function efficiently. It is generally assumed that ...
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Scopus or Web of Science for a bibliometric profile of pharmacy research at a Nigerian University?
(Library and Information Association of South Africa, 2017-12)Previous comparisons between Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) paid little attention to universities in African countries. This study investigated the effect of using different data sources on the bibliometric profile of ...
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Speech act realisation strategies and possible effects of transference by speakers of Khoekhoegowab into English when acquired as a second language.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch Univesity, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study focused on requestive behaviour of speakers of Khoekhoegowab (KKG) in their mother tongue and in English as a second language (ESL), to uncover strategies mother tongue speakers of KKG employ ...
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“Always being there for each other”: adolescent girls’ experiences of their same-sex friendships in a Western Cape boarding school
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Previous research identified same-sex friendships as a protective factor for adolescent girls’ mental well-being, while a lack thereof is associated with depression and lower levels of self-esteem among ...
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The prevalence and risk factors of symptoms of depression, anxiety and somatic syndromes among secondary school students in Kampala, Uganda
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety and somatic syndromes and to examine the association of these conditions with socio-demographic factors (i.e. ...
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A study of multilingual Extended Degree Programme (EDP) students: The construction of voice through metadiscourse markers in written texts
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Higher Education has become increasingly diverse, and this is especially true in South Africa where universities have adapted to allow for more equitable access. To facilitate student success in this ...
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Speaker meaning attributed to the terms salvation and insindiso in selected mainline and independent church contexts
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2009-12)This study was conducted to ascertain what meanings the terms salvation, saved, and their isiZulu equivalents have for some Zulu Christians. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine mother-tongue speakers of ...
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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 ...
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Syntactic categories and argument structure in Parakuyo-Maasai
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigated issues pertaining to the properties of verbal affixes in Parakuyo that give rise to different realizations of the external and internal arguments. The study examines a range of ...
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Investigating the stability of peer friendships amongst preschool children: a longitudinal South African study
(Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: There is robust empirical evidence for the benefits of friendships during childhood, including important mental, emotional and physical advantages (Betts & Stiller, 2013). Many parents of preschool children ...
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Father-son sexual communication: A qualitative study in Western Cape communities
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The current study sought to investigate sexual communication within Coloured father-son dyads living in the Western Cape areas. Connell’s theory of masculinity informed the study and the aim was therefore ...
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Cognate objects of weather verbs in African languages of South Africa – from synchronic variation to a grammaticalization path
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Linguistics, 2017)The authors argue that the synchronic variation of cognate objects of weather verbs exhibited in six African languages of South Africa (Sepedi, Sesotho, Tshivenda, isiXhosa, Xitsonga, and isiZulu) has a diachronic explanation, ...
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The name of the fourth river : a small puzzle presented by a fragment of Kora, for Johan Oosthuizen
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Linguistics, 2017)This squib is a brief venture into the minor sub-branch of Linguistics known as Toponomastics, or the study of the meanings and sources of place names. The topic is suggested by a previously unpublished fragment in the ...
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Nominal marking in Northern Tshwa (Kalahari Khoe)
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Linguistics, 2017)Languages of the Khoe family have a complex pronominal system that distinguishes three categories each for person, gender, and number. However, while languages of the Khoekhoe branch and the western subgroup of Kalahari ...
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A preliminary look at negative constructions in South African Sign Language : question-answer clauses
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Linguistics, 2017)How negation is expressed by means of manual and/or non-manual markers has been described in a wide range of sign languages. This work has suggested a split between sign languages requiring a manual negative element in ...
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Poetry in South African Sign Language : what is different?
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Linguistics, 2017)Poetry in a sign language can make use of literary devices just as poetry in a spoken language can. The study of literary expression in sign languages has increased over the last twenty years and for South African Sign ...
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‘Ja-nee. No, I'm fine’ : a note on YES and NO in South Africa
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Linguistics, 2017)This paper considers some unusual uses of NO and YES observed in South African English (SAE) and other languages spoken in South Africa. Our objective is to highlight the fundamentally speaker-hearer-oriented nature of ...
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Movement in the Afrikaans left periphery : a view from anti-locality
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Linguistics, 2017)It has been convincingly argued that the so-called “left periphery” of the sentence makes available multiple positions which host topicalised and focalised phrases, among other elements. Projections in the C-domain have ...
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Negative exclamatives in Afrikaans : some initial thoughts
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Linguistics, 2017)We consider the to date minimally discussed phenomenon of negative exclamatives in Afrikaans. Negative exclamatives superficially seem to be negative, when they are in fact positive exclamations. These structures therefore ...
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The secret nominal life of Afrikaans intransitive adpositions
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Linguistics, 2017)Languages like Afrikaans are sometimes said to feature a class of adpositions that can be described as “intransitive” (e.g. binne “inside”, bo “upstairs”, agter “in the back”, buite “outside”, onder “downstairs” voor “in ...
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Inconceivable: An exploratory study of South African childfree lesbian couples
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Lesbians have historically neither been associated with motherhood nor considered fit to parent. However, in recent decades in an increasing number of countries, including South Africa, lesbian couples ...
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Child-friendly activities to assist young children in the identification of feelings: A core component of CBT-based anxiety intervention programmes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The high prevalence of untreated anxiety symptoms amongst children worldwide, and in South Africa in particular, as well as the possible long term consequences thereof, underscore the need for prevention ...
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Subjective psychosocial experiences of South African breast cancer patients receiving diagnosis and treatment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The present study is an attempt to explore, describe, and interpretively understand the lived psychosocial experiences of individual breast cancer patients receiving diagnosis and treatment from a ...
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