Masters Degrees (General Linguistics)
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Tertiary education in a second language : a case study of the linguistic repertoires and experiences of multilingual students at a South African tertiary institution who previously had French as medium of instruction
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examined the language repertoires of a sample of African Francophone students, studying towards various degrees and diplomas at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) in South Africa. The study ... -
The effect of an e-delivered dialogic reading programme, for middleclass caregiver-preschooler dyads, on the vocabulary and narrative skills of the pre-schoolers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Literacy rates in South Africa (SA) are low, with the cycle of poverty being continued by these rates (Spaull, 2015). Language abilities during the preschool years have been shown to correlate ... -
’n Sosiolinguistiese analise van koffiewinkels as virtuele voedsellandskappe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Michael Goodman (2016:257) suggests that food is more than food, because many aspects surrounding the creation, intake and environment around food, is being studied these days. Food is more than ... -
Identities, ideologies and practices of English language teachers in one school in the United Arab Emirates
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: iiABSTRACTAccording to Siemund, Al-Issa and Leimgruber (2020:1), English “occupies a special role”in the “multilingual texture”of the United Arab Emirates(UAE). The fact that it is the medium of instruction ... -
The discursive construction of authorial voice and disciplinarity through citation: when educational research and applied language research articles intersect with decoloniality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis aims to investigate the ways in which disciplinary knowledge, convention, canonisation, and authorial voice are constructed in Educational Research (ER) and Applied Linguistics and Language ... -
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 ...
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