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Recursivity and Focus in the Prosody of Xitsonga DPs
Languages, 2023 This paper explores the prosodic patterns of complex DP structures in Xitsonga by looking at penultimate lengthening in DPs with marked and unmarked word orders of different types.
Seunghun J. Lee, Kristina Riedel
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Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2017 Vowel hiatus is dispreferred in many languages of the world. Xitsonga, an understudied cross-border southern Bantu language spoken in South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, employs a set of four hiatus resolution strategies: glide formation ...
Vratsanos, Alyssa , Kadenge, Maxwell
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Aspectual auxiliary verbs in Xitsonga
Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2016 In Xitsonga, certain Aspectual Auxiliary verbs (AA verbs) appear with double subject agreement. While these AA verbs have been reported in the description of Xitsonga (Baumbach 1987: 250-252), a systematic morphosyntactic study of these constructions has
Seunghun J Lee, Crous Hlungwani
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Nghozi na Nxungeto Ku valanga nhlamuselo hi tihlo ra tindzimi ta Afrika (Dzonga): Mhaka ya Xitsonga eka mbulavulo wa khombo [PDF]
JàmbáDisaster and Risk! Exploring meaning through the lens of (South) African languages: A case of Xitsonga language in disaster communication. Even though there is a difference between the disaster management-related terms disaster itself, crisis, and ...
Norman Mathebula +8 more
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Distribution of conjunctive and disjunctive forms in Xitsonga
Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2017 The conjunctive and disjunctive forms in Xitsonga are examined with the purpose of presenting the distribution of these forms. While verbs in the conjunctive form are followed by some elements, the disjunctive is used when no element follows the verb ...
Lee, Seunghun J., Hlungwani, Crous
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Effects of morphology in the nativisation of loanwords: The borrowing of /s/ in Xitsonga
Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2020 This paper argues that the nativization of loanwords can result from pressure from morphology based on patterns of English loanword adaptations in Xitsonga, a southern Bantu language.
Lee, Seunghun J., Hlungwani, Crous M.
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Tonal Minimal Pairs in Xitsonga: A Study of Nouns and Verbs [PDF]
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesThis study examined the role of tone in Xitsonga minimal pairs, focusing on nouns and verbs. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, it applied a desktop research method to analyse data from secondary sources such as published literature, dictionaries,
Respect Mlambo
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Headedness and structure of Xitsonga compound words
LiteratorCompound words, formed by combining two or more morphemes, play a significant role in Xitsonga’s lexicon. This study employs a descriptive qualitative approach to examine how the head and modifier(s) interact to contribute to the overall structure and ...
Respect Mlambo +2 more
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A socio-ecological analysis of parents’ experiences of stillbirth in Limpopo, South Africa [PDF]
South African Family PracticeBackground: Stillbirth is a profoundly personal experience shaped by sociocultural norms, healthcare systems, and policies. Limited research exists on parents’ lived experiences in South Africa.
Lunghile Shivambo, Dumile Gumede
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Repair strategies in labial dissimilation: diminutive formations in Xitsonga
Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2014 This paper presents phonological processes in Xitsonga diminutives. The round vowels /u/ and /o/ are changed into the glide [w] to avoid vowel hiatus.
Lee, Seunghun J., Burheni, Clementinah
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