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Phonemes, Graphemes and Democracy: The Significance of Accuracy in the Orthographical Development of isiXhosa book cover

1st Edition

Phonemes, Graphemes and Democracy The Significance of Accuracy in the Orthographical Development of isiXhosa

By Zandisile W. Saul, Rudolph Botha Copyright 2024
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge
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This book provides comprehensive guidelines on important aspects of isiXhosa orthography such as word division, spelling and capitalisation. Authors’ primary focus has been those challenging areas of standardisation which have not yet been attended to. The book makes an important contribution to the development of isiXhosa into a fully functional medium of teaching and learning in Higher... Read more

List of charts and tables

Acknowledgements

Foreword

IsaNdulelo

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Theoretical Perspectives on the Development of Writing and Orthography

Chapter 3 Towards the Standardisation of the Spelling of Authentic isiXhosa Words

Chapter 4 Towards the Standardisation of the Spelling of isiXhosa Borrowed Words

Chapter 5 Problematic Aspects of the Orthography of isiXhosa

Chapter 6 Conclusion and Recommendations

References

Biography

Zandisile W. Saul is Senior Lecturer in African Languages at the University of Fort Hare, where he has been involved in the teaching of isiXhosa linguistics for many years..

Rudolph Botha is Adjunct Professor in African Languages at the University of For Hare, with a doctorate from the University of Stellenbosch.

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