Search Results - XHOSA
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The existential in Xhosa in relation to indefiniteness
Published in Studies in African Linguistics (2020-09-01)“…In many languages of the world, there is a restriction on definites as pivots in existential constructions, serving as a motivation for exploring these constructions in Xhosa. Xhosa makes use of a non-verbal copula in prototypical existentials as well as predicate locatives, to express the existence or presence of a referent. …”
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The Xhosa diviner: Ways of understanding
Published in Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship (1978-03-01)“…It is my aim in this paper to show that although a natural scientific oriented mode of trying to explain what is being done by the Xhosa diviner, has some usefulness, it also has severe limits and should not be the approach of choice for understanding the phenomena which revolve around his work.…”
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Verum in Xhosa and Zulu (Nguni)
Published in Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft (2023-12-01)“…In this paper we investigate how verum is realized in Xhosa and Zulu, two Southern Bantu languages belonging to the Nguni group. …”
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The mosaic evolution of Left Dislocation in Xhosa
Published in Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus (2016-12-01)Subjects: “…xhosa…”
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Effektiewe ondersteuning aan Xhosa-moedertaalsprekers in Afrikaansmediumklasse
Published in Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning (2014-12-01)“…Volgens hierdie Grondwet het elkeen die reg om onderrig in enige van die amptelike tale in publieke skole te ontvang. Sommige Xhosa-sprekende ouers oefen hierdie reg uit deur hulle kinders in Afrikaansmediumskole te plaas. …”
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Morphological features in a Xhosa schizophrenia population
Published in BMC Psychiatry (2006-10-01)“…</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>These findings offer an intriguing possibility that in the Xhosa population, affected sib pair status may be linked to a neurodevelopmental insult during a specific period of the fetal developmental.…”
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Observations on plant usage in Xhosa and Zulu medicine
Published in Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation (1989-12-01)Subjects: “…Xhosa…”
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The “exotic” nature of ideophones –from Khoekhoe to Xhosa
Published in Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics (2017-12-01)Subjects: “…xhosa…”
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Better together: Xhosa and Zulu – languages or dialects?
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Postmenopausal symptoms in a group of rural Xhosa women
Published in South African Family Practice (2005-07-01)“…Background: To describe the incidence and understanding of early postmenopausal symptoms in rural Xhosa women. Methods: After written informed consent, 137 women were interviewed within five years after natural menopause using the Greene Climacteric Scale. …”
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An investigation into the effects of stress on the dynamics of selected Xhosa families
Published in Curationis (1997-03-01)“…These theories have also been used in the training of therapists including those working with Xhosa families.…”
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Some views of Xhosa women regarding the initiation of their sons
Published in Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship (2011-06-01)Subjects: “…Xhosa…”
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On augment-less NPs in Xhosa and de NPs in French
Published in Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus (2019-12-01)“…Augment-less NPs in Xhosa and de NPs like de chevaux ‘of horses’ have strikingly similar properties. …”
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Home-made ethnography: Revisiting the Xhosa in Town trilogy
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The syntactic structure of the Xhosa "e-" N "-ini" locatives
Published in Quaderni di Linguistica e Studi Orientali (2020-09-01)Subjects: “…Xhosa…”
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Culture bound syndromes in a group of Xhosa with psychiatric disorders
Published in Curationis (1997-03-01)“…The article describes the culture bound syndromes found amongst a sample of 40 psychiatric patients seen at Umzimkulu Hospital serving mainly Xhosa speaking people. A CBS could be identified in 15 of these patients. …”
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The use of the concept of imbokotho in the study of selected isiXhosa poetry
Published in Literator (2024-09-01)“…IsiXhosa poetry about women and by women is one of the growing areas that attracts the attention of literary scholars today. …”
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Exploring age-old Xhosa values in the teaching of sexuality education
Published in South African Journal of Education (2021-08-01)Subjects: “…xhosa culture…”
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The Argument-Adjunct Scale: Applied Nominal and Locative Phrases in Xhosa
Published in Linguistic Discovery (2018-01-01)Subjects: “…xhosa…”
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