Browsing Humanities by Subject "English"
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Achieving equivalence in literary translation from Afrikaans to English : Kaburu by Deon Opperman
(2014)Drama translation is an area in the discipline of Translation Studies that has been neglected compared with the translation of other literary texts, especially in the South African context. This dissertation contributes ... -
A comparison of teachers’ and learners’ views on feedback strategies used in the writing process
(North-West University (South Africa), 2001)The process of writing is defined, by various researchers, as a slow, dynamic and recursive process which is continuous (Gay, 1992; Perl, 1994). The process consists of a cycle of re-seeing, re-creating and reformulating one's ... -
Dataselektering en –manipulering vir statistiese Engels–Afrikaanse masjienvertaling
(North-West University, 2011)Die sukses van enige masjienvertaalsisteem hang grootliks van die hoeveelheid en kwaliteit van die beskikbare afrigtingsdata af. n Sisteem wat met foutiewe of lae–kwaliteit data afgerig is, sal uiteraard swakker afvoer ... -
Employers' perceptions of Black South African English usage
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2001)The common usage of Black South African English (BSAE) forms the main focus of this study. Its usage by members of the black population has caused a major debate on language standards and usage, and acceptance of BSAE as ... -
Language contact and change through translation in Afrikaans and South African English : a diachronic corpus-based study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Languages are constantly changing and there are numerous reasons as to why languages change. One of these is contact-induced language change. It refers to the situation where languages synchronically influence one another ... -
The representation of minority languages on SABC 1 : the case of Siswati
(2014)This dissertation interrogates the representation of SiSwati programming (a minority language) on SABC 1 It critically analyses the statutory provisions in place for language parity and utilises hegemony as the theoretical ... -
A review of typical pronunciation problems experienced by Xhosa speakers learning English as a second language
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2000)The purpose of this study is to attempt to identify the typical pronunciation problems experienced by specifically Xhosa-speakers of English as a second language, to determine the form of pronunciation to be taken as ... -
Sintaktiese herrangskikking as voorprosessering in die ontwikkeling van Engels na Afrikaanse statistiese masjienvertaalsisteem
(North-West University, 2011)Statistic machine translation to any of the resource scarce South African languages generally results in low quality output. Large amounts of training data are required to generate output of such a standard that it can ... -
Students' perceptions of English second language teachers and teaching
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2000)Teaching is a dynamic process involving teachers and students in meaningful, collaborative efforts. Listening to students' perceptions or beliefs of what good ESL teaching and good ESL teachers are, is vital to the ... -
Tswana first language interference on English vowels
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1999)It has been indicated that the vowel system of Respectable South African English contains 12 primary vowels (Lass, 1990), whereas the Tswana vowel system consists of seven primary vowels (Kruger & Snyman, 1986). This can ...