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Proverbs as illustrative examples in a Tshivenḓa bilingual dictionary: A reflection of meaning and culture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Munzhedzi James Mafela --- Department of African languages, South AfricaIllustrative examples are defining devices that illustrate the use of a word. They serve to illustrate the grammatical behaviour and semantic usage of the lexical item. In a bilingual dictionary, illustrative examples show the words in a live context, thereby... -
The poetry of Sigwavhulimu: On creation and death
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Munzhedzi James Mafela --- Department of African Languages, South AfricaW.M.R. Sigwavhulimu is a leading poet in Tshivenḓa. His poetry is concerned with creation and appeals to supernatural beings, religious matters, death and pain. This article investigates the extent to which Christianity has influenced Sigwavhulimu in his poetry, with the... -
Children’s literature and the realities of social and cultural conditions: A perspective on Niki Daly’s Not so fast Songololo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Cynthia Danisile Ntuli --- Department of African Languages, South Africa Munzhedzi James Mafela --- Department of African Languages, South AfricaChildren’s literature is the body of written works and accompanying illustrations to entertain or instruct young people. This literature is shaped to address children’s needs at their level of understanding. The needs of children embrace their imaginative world and daily... -
Literature: A vehicle for cultural transmission
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Munzhedzi James Mafela --- Department of African Languages, South AfricaRoberts (2010) defines literature as compositions that tell stories, dramatise situations, express emotions, and analyse and advocate ideas. The Scribner Literature Series (1989) compares literature to a great number of windows through which readers can see different parts of the... -
Dictionary usage in teaching a mother tongue with reference to Sesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Tankiso Motjope-Mokhali --- , Eswatini Inge M Kosch --- , South Africa Munzhedzi James Mafela --- , South AfricaThis study investigated the effectiveness of dictionary use in reading and writing Sesotho as a mother tongue. The study was prompted by the fact that some students believe that they do not need dictionaries in a mother tongue class and...