Phonemes, Graphemes and Democracy

The Significance of Accuracy in the Orthographical Development of isiXhosa
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-76007-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 567 g

This book provides comprehensive guidelines on important aspects of isiXhosa orthography such as word division, spelling and capitalisation. Authors’ primary focus has been those challenging areas of standardisation which have not yet been attended to. The book makes an important contribution to the development of isiXhosa into a fully functional medium of teaching and learning in Higher Education, and facilitate the enhancement of its status as one of South Africa’s official languages.

Print editions not for sale in Sub-Saharan Africa

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saul, Zandisile W.

Botha, Rudolph

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Schrift, Paläographie, Orthographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of charts and tables

Acknowledgements

Foreword

IsaNdulelo

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Theoretical Perspectives on the Development of Writing and Orthography

Chapter 3 Towards the Standardisation of the Spelling of Authentic isiXhosa Words

Chapter 4 Towards the Standardisation of the Spelling of isiXhosa Borrowed Words

Chapter 5 Problematic Aspects of the Orthography of isiXhosa

Chapter 6 Conclusion and Recommendations

References

Über Autor(innen)

Zandisile W. Saul is Senior Lecturer in African Languages at the University of Fort Hare, where he has been involved in the teaching of isiXhosa linguistics for many years.

Rudolph Botha is Adjunct Professor in African Languages at the University of For Hare, with a doctorate from the University of Stellenbosch.