Phonemes, Graphemes and Democracy : The Significance of Accuracy in the Orthographical Development of isiXhosa

著者名：Saul, Zandisile W./Botha, Rudolph

Routledge（2024/06/07発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9781032760070
• eISBN：9781040037591

Description

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

Table of Contents

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

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