Masters Degrees (General Linguistics)
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A lexical comparison of South African sign language and potential lexifier languages
(2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa’s history of segregation was a large contributing factor for lexical variation in South African Sign Language (SASL) to come about. Foreign sign languages certainly had a presence in the ... -
Developing a sentence repetition test for the evaluation of deaf children’s use of South African sign language
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study creates the first sentence repetition test (SRT) for South African Sign Language (SASL). The test can be used to measure the proficiency of a participant and track their progress over time. The ... -
Colour memory and similarity judgement in isiXhosa-English bilinguals : the case of luhlaza
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Colour categorisation has been a well-known topic of enquiry in the cognitive sciences. There is an abundance of literature examining colour categorisation in speakers of different languages. The findings ... -
Parallel vs sequential activation during spoken-word recognition tasks : an eye-tracking study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Through previous spoken word-recognition tasks, bilinguals have demonstrated an ability to access both languages in a simultaneous/parallel manner. Parallel activation contrasts with sequential activation ... -
Entanglements of semiotic resources and space in the language portraits of Stellenbosch University staff and students
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis explores the lived experiences of minority language speakers at Stellenbosch University. The concept of linguistic repertoires is a central part of this study as it investigates the diverse ... -
Thinking in two minds : the role of second language in risk-taking
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study assessed the effects that language may have on an individual’s decision making in scenarios that involve some type of risk. The main research questions of the study are “Do individuals with ... -
Must they sing Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika or must they return fire : a critical analysis of discourses surrounding African migrants on South African online news and Facebook
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since 1994, xenophobic violence has become a regular occurrence in South Africa. (Matsinhe 2011:295) and xenophobic attitudes and discourse have been taken up and practiced by ordinary South Africans as ... -
The discursive construction of Goldfields residence : an assemblage of change agents, an apartheid chronotope and a convivial multiculture
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Documenting readers’ responses to linguistic landscapes (LLs) is a common field of enquiry in linguistic landscape studies (LLS) (cf. Garvin, 2010; Lou, 2009; Malinowski, 2009). However, these studies ... -
Constructing first additional language learning : a content and thematic analysis of CAPS
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Only 9.6% of the South African population speaks English as a home language, but the majority of learners experience English as the language of learning and teaching for all subjects. Surprisingly low ... -
Have your baby and get out. We need this bed for somebody else. Compassionate intrapartum communication : a discourse analysis of language use during labour in South African public and private maternity settings
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The intrapartum care received by a woman in labour critically influences her perceptions of the birth experience. At best, she can perceive the encounter as compassionate, retaining feelings of empowerment; ... -
The English language abilities of Grade R learners in an English-medium South African classroom : is there a correlation between objective measurements and teacher and parent perceptions?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: English is the preferred language of learning and teaching in South African schools (Badenhorst & Van der Merwe, 2017). Whilst there are various factors working together to cause this default preference ... -
Towards a minimalist analysis of imperatives in Afrikaans : a first survey of the empirical and theoretical terrain
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The primary aim of this study is to provide a syntactic analysis of imperative constructions in Afrikaans, something which has not been done before. Imperatives are typically used to command the hearer ... -
Linguistic diversity in a rural Northern Cape municipality : a sociolinguistic investigation of Gamagara local municipality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Linguistic landscapes (LLs) have primarily been investigated within urban areas. This thesis focuses on the diverse rural communities of the Gamagara Municipal area, located within the Northern Cape where ... -
'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 ... -
So we were just like, 'ok' : the discourse markers like and just in the speech of young South Africans
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Discourse markers are often studied in connection to language change, as the development of discourse markers indicates a shift in both the linguistic and social aspects of language. These markers are ... -
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 ... -
Temporal gestures in Afrikaans
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigated how first language Afrikaans speakers gesture about time, deliberately and spontaneously. This research aims to provide insight into what axis is referred to when thinking and ... -
Reconstructing the crime : the use of past tenses in The monogram murders and Meurtres en majuscules
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis presents a literary-linguistic study which focuses on detective fiction and its use of past tenses in both English and French. Two novels are analysed, Sophie Hannah’s The Monogram Murders and ... -
What Kaaps brings to the table : a sociolinguistic analysis of the intersection between language, food and identity in Vannie Kaap memes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis examines food and language as a related topic. Gerhardt (2013) claims that every language group has its unique traditional food and, as such, this thesis investigates this claim with specific ... -
An analysis of the linguistic realisation of agency in the narratives of students on an extended degree programme
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the last decade there has been a proliferation of literature detailing the difficulties faced by first-year students as they navigate the transition to university. The increased diversity of the student ...
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