The meaning of the four basic tenses in Xhosa

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dc.contributor.advisorDu Plessis, J. A.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNxopo, Mzimasi Calvinen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of African Languages.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-27T11:38:50Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2012-08-27T11:38:50Zen_ZA
dc.date.issued1993en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (M.A.) -- University of Stellenbosch, 1993.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study explores the meaning of the four basic tenses (viz. Present, Perfect, A-Past and Future tense) in Xhosa within the framework of the Reichenbachian Theory of English tenses. In dealing with points and directions Reichenbach was able to explain all of the tense forms (i.e. in English) in terms of three points: those of the event/ event time (E) and of speech/ utterance time (S) and a point of reference/ reference time (R). The point of reference is that with reference to which the direction of the point of event is fixed. The direction of the point of reference is, in turn, given with reference to the moment of speech.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek die betekenis van die vier basiese tydvorme in Xhosa, nl. die teenwoordige tyd, die perf ektum, die A-verlede tyd, en die toekomende tyd, binne die raamwerk van die Reichenbach-teorie van tydvorme in Engels. Met verwysing na punte en rigtings het Reichenbach 'n verklaring gegee van die tydvorme in Engels in terme van drie punte: die van die gebeurtenis / gebeurtenistyd, (E), die van spraak I / uiting-tyd, (S) en die van verwysing of verwysingstyd, (R). Die punt van verwysing is die punt met verwysing waarna die rigting van die punt van gebeurtenis bepaal word. Die rigting van die punt van verwysing word gegee met verwysing na die moment van spraak. Hierdie teorie word in besonderhede behandel in hoof stuk drie.af_ZA
dc.format.extent143 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/58184en_ZA
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.subjectXhosa language -- Tenseen_ZA
dc.subjectGrammar, Comparative and general -- Tenseen_ZA
dc.subjectDissertations -- Xhosa languageen_ZA
dc.titleThe meaning of the four basic tenses in Xhosaen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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