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Why is inflectional morphology difficult to borrow?—Distributing and lexicalizing plural allomorphy in Pennsylvania Dutch
(MDPI, 2022)
In this article we examine the allomorphic variation found in Pennsylvania Dutch plurality.
In spite of over 250 years of variable contact with English, Pennsylvania Dutch plural allomorphy
has remained largely distinct ...
Birds and bees, the ‘r’ word and zuma’s p*nis: censorship avoidance strategies in a south african online newspaper’s comments section
(Springerlink, 2019)
Although linguistic practices in online platforms continue to receive fair scholarly attention, limited research has been conducted on online censorship avoidance strategies in South Africa about online newspapers. We use ...
‘… Oi, oi! … you must go by the right path’: Mofolo’s Chaka revisited via the original text
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
Thomas Mofolo never defended himself against accusations that his novel Chaka distorts historical facts to express anti-Nguni sentiments under the guise of Christianity. But in a way he foreshadowed the possibility of it, ...
Legitimization and recontextualization of languages: The imbalance of powers in a multilingual landscape
(John Benjamins Publishing company, 2023)
We use the uneven distribution of languages in the public spaces of the University of Zambia and the voices and narratives that emerge to argue for legitimization and recontextualization as critical components in the ...
Streaming difference(s): Netflix and the branding of diversity
(SAGE Publications, 2023)
Since 2020, Netflix has emphasised the diversity of representation the platform provides through its content. Following the publication of its diversity report, the streamer positions itself as a driver of inclusion for ...
The centre for multilingualism and diversities research at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
There is an urgency in theorising how
diversity is negotiated, communicated,
and disputed as a matter of everyday
ordinariness that is compounded by the
clear linkages between diversity, transformation,
voice, agency, ...
dalawhatyoumust: Kaaps, translingualism and linguistic citizenship in Cape Town, South Africa
(Discourse, Context & Media, 2023)
In 2016 Wayde Van Niekerk, a South African athlete of mixed-race heritage won an Olympic gold medal. In South Africa, his win caused hashtags such as #proudlysouthafrican, #blackexcellence and #colouredexcellence to trend ...
Epistemological access through lecture materials in multiple modes and language varieties: the role of ideologies and multilingual literacy practices in student evaluations of such materials at a South African University
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
This paper seeks to address the ways in which ideology and literacy practices shape the responses of students to an ongoing initiative at the University of the Western Cape aimed at diversifying options for epistemological ...
From eco-jihad to politicization: A corpus-based eco-linguistic discourse analysis of the arab media coverage of the safer floating oil tanke
(Sciedu Press, 2023)
This study attempts a corpus-based discourse analysis of the coverage of the FSO Safer in Arabic media to determine the main recurrent categories and themes in the coverage produced by outlets associated with conflicting/warring ...
A critical discourse analysis of maphalla’s selected poems: South Africa’s pre-democratic election messages
(Routledge, 2023)
The years 1990 to 1994 were the most critical years in the lives of all South Africans. For writers, this period presented an opportunity for expressions that have long been suppressed due to the censoring of writers in ...