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The adoption and proliferation of clicks in Bantu languages : the role of hlonipha revisited
, 2023 While the use of clicks in certain Southern Bantu languages is recognisable as the result of contact with speakers of Khoisan languages, the occurrence of clicks in inherited Bantu lexemes defies a contact explanation.
Gunnink, HildeLW210001210541788020012772040000-0002-5508-81567D333972-0C13-11E2-AA3C-3DCD10BDE39D
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The African languages in South African education 2009–2011 [PDF]
Language Teaching, 2012 South African National Language Education policy (South Africa, DoE 2002) enshrines multilingualism (ML) as one of its major goals. The implementation of such a policy is a slow process, however, particularly in the educational domain, where parents, teachers and students favour the dominant, ex-colonial language (English) for both historic and ...
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Text-based language identification for south african languages [PDF]
SAIEE Africa Research Journal, 2007 We investigate the performance of text-based language identification systems on the 11 official languages of South Africa, when n-gram statistics are used as features for classification. In particular, we compare support vector machines (SVMs) and likelihood-based classifiers on different amounts of input text, both from a closed domain and an open ...
G. Botha, V. Zimu, E. Barnard
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Retractions in Rheumatology: Trends, Causes, and Implications for Research Integrity
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We aimed to describe the trends and main reasons for study retraction in rheumatology literature. Methods We reviewed the Retraction Watch database to identify retracted articles in rheumatology. We recorded the main study characteristics, authors’ countries, reasons for retraction, time from publication to retraction, and trends over time ...
Anna Maria Vettori, Michele Iudici
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Multilingual mobile learning : a case study of four South African high schools [PDF]
, 2012 The constraint of inadequate learning material and resources available to learners in some South African schools has motivated continuous attempts by the government and public, to improve the education system.
Jantjies, Mmaki, Joy, Mike
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South African national reconciliation discourse and isiXhosa written poetry: 1994–2004
, 2018 The main thesis put forward in this article is that during the first ten years of democracy in South Africa, 1994–2004, isiXhosa poetry contributed thematically to the goal of reconciliation. Furthermore, this poetry demonstrates how an aspect of culture
Kaschula, Russell H +3 more
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The stuttering implementation of language policies in the South African education system
Inkanyiso, 2012 The current status of indigenous African languages in South Africa has caught the attention of language experts, academics and the general public. The main focus of this article is on the role which schools can play to promote and develop indigenous ...
Elliot M. Mncwango
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New Onset of Fibromyalgia After Exposure to a Combat Environment: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Traumatic life events are hypothesized to be triggers for the onset of fibromyalgia. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common comorbidity of fibromyalgia. However, limited prospective data are available on the development of fibromyalgia after exposure to high‐magnitude stress.
Jay B. Higgs +15 more
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Poetry is a subject as precise as geometry: A poetic deconstruction of Psalms 23, 51 and 137
Theologia ViatorumThis scholarly discourse concentrates on the poetic deconstruction of Psalms 23, 51 and 137, elucidating the affluent literary devices and profound themes within these biblical poems.
Mlamli Diko, Adelheid Bechtold Celliers
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Adult Sex Ratio as a Demographic Feedback Linking Mating Systems, Parental Care, and Evolution
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Breeding systems are some of the most diverse social behavior, and our team is investigation the evolutionary causes of this diversity. This review summarises our research carried out at the University of Bath. We argue that demographic components of wild populations, especially the adult sex ratio, plays a key role driving breeding system variation ...
Tamás Székely, Oscar G. Miranda
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