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An acoustic study of vocal expression in two genres of Yoruba oral poetry
Frontiers in Communication, 2022 This pilot study proposes an acoustic study of the vocal expressions in Ìjálá and Ẹ̀sà, two genres of Yorùbá oral poetry. For this study, we conducted an experiment, involving the vocalization of an original poem in speech mode, Ìjálá and Ẹ̀sà.
Samuel K. Akinbo +3 more
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African Languages Development in Education -Bilingualism and African Languages
International Journal of Language and Literary Studies, 2022 The issue of teaching in the mother tongue has generated significant and controversial debates among decision-makers and has engendered different policies aiming to enhance the use of mother tongues into educational curricula. Africa is a perfect illustration of a continent where mother tongues have been marginalized over years to let the place to ...
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Integrating Tshivenḓa proverbs in digital education platforms: Enhancing Indigenous language learning through technology [PDF]
Journal of Education and Learning TechnologyAfrican Indigenous languages, such as Tshivenḓa, have been marginalized in formal education institutions, which has reduced their visibility in online learning environments.
Makhado Avhatakali Jonathan +2 more
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The technique of flashback in selected Northern Sotho literary texts
Literator, 2005 This article aims at investigating and explaining the application of the technique of flashback in selected Northern Sotho literary texts. Five kinds of flashback are distinguished, namely external retrospection, internal retrospection, mixed ...
M.J. Mojalefa, R.S. Phala
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AI4D -- African Language Program
, 2021 Advances in speech and language technologies enable tools such as voice-search, text-to-speech, speech recognition and machine translation. These are however only available for high resource languages like English, French or Chinese. Without foundational digital resources for African languages, which are considered low-resource in the digital context ...
Kathleen Siminyu +17 more
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Zenobia’s story: how a victim of abuse uses isiXhosa to account for her actions
Literator, 2008 This article explores the theoretical work in articulating the motivations and conditions for account-giving in isiXhosa in relation to image restoration.
M. Dlali, S. Mokapela
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Classification of Setswana short stories
Literator, 2007 The aim of this article is to reclassify Setswana short stories according to their treatment of female characters. Critics such as Ranamane have classified Setswana literary works according to year of publication, without giving any valid reasons for ...
M.J. Mojalefa, M.M. Makgato
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Ìgbélárugẹ Èdè: Akinwumi Isola’s Model for Promoting African Languages
Yoruba Studies Review, 2021 The ever-popular discussion in African literary circles is critically about language choices that African writers make in their creative endeavors. This is part of this write-up’s focus plus the plight of African languages with attention to the benefit ...
Akinloye Ojo
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Mongwalelo wa sefela sa Serote: 'A re thabeng re rete' (Difela t�a kereke, 2010)
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2015 Bangwadi ba Bathobaso ba difela t a kereke ba huedit we ke bangwadi ba baruti (ba Matoit hi ba Kereke ya Lutere ya Berlin) ge ba tlo ngwala difela. Ka go realo ke ba mathomo ba go ngwala poleloopelwa ya Sepedi. Ka lebaka la gore baruti ba Matoit hi ba be
Deborah Mampuru, Jerry Mojalefa
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Mystery in Sepedi detective stories
Literator, 2007 The aim of this article is to illustrate the importance of the concept “mystery” in the classification of Sepedi detective stories. Mystery is therefore first defined, and then some rules governing how mystery is created and sustained in a narrative are ...
M.J. Mojalefa, N.I. Magapa
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