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   Cross-border language varieties: The case of Tshilembethu and Lembethu/ Chilembethu and their relationship with Tshivenḓa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Phalandwa Abraham Mulaudzi --- Centre for African Renaissance Studies, South Africa

   This article investigates the relationship between the use of Tshilembethu in South Africa and Lembethu in Zimbabwe. As cross-border language varieties, Tshilembethu and Lembethu (also known as Chilembethu in Zimbabwe) share features in terms of phonology, morphology and syntax. In...

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   The role of music and language in reflecting beliefs in fertility and marriage

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Phalandwa Abraham Mulaudzi --- , South Africa

   Music, like language, can be used to transmit beliefs, values and worldviews. Since indigenous music, like any piece of art, is not composed in a vacuum, it reflects the moral and social values through which it is conceived. One of...

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