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2024-03-29T08:30:39ZThe problem of dynamic equivalence in the translation of the Bible into Sepedi "Bibele ya taba ye botse" with special reference to the book of "Revelation"
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/4251
The problem of dynamic equivalence in the translation of the Bible into Sepedi "Bibele ya taba ye botse" with special reference to the book of "Revelation"
Mashao, Ntshibudi Veronica
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Thesis (M.A. (Translation Studies and Linguistics)) -- University of Limpopo, 2008
2008-01-01T00:00:00ZDownload culture and the dilemma of postmodern technologies: (il) legal digital music sharing and itss effects on South African artistes
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/4236
Download culture and the dilemma of postmodern technologies: (il) legal digital music sharing and itss effects on South African artistes
Kgasago, Tshepho Justice
Digital technologies are increasingly revolutionising music consumption patterns
globally. Consequently, there is an emerging culture in which online tools have
become primary platforms for music consumption. In this postmodern era, digital
technologies make music easily accessed, consumed and shared, thereby providing
a seemingly global recognition to artistes beyond their immediate geographical
market. As a result, artistes sometimes distribute their music for free with the
intention to reach potential consumers. Equally, these technologies also allow
consumers to illegally access and share music freely without financial compensation
to the artistes. At the same time artistes also sell their music through different online
stores to generate revenue. Alongside these developments, there are challenges
with access to the Internet in South Africa with older adults and those in rural areas
being disadvantaged, and the cost of Internet curtailing what youths can afford to do
online. This then prompts critical questions: How do older adults and youth listen to
music? Where and how do they access music? How does the new digitalised music
affect their music consumption? What are the implications of all these to the social
capital and social lifestyles of youth and older South African adults? Also, how has
the digitalisation of music impacted on the political economy of the music industry in
South Africa? In what ways do the illegal and legal downloads of music benefit or
disadvantage local artistes?
From a critical theorisation of an emerging ‘download culture’ and a discussion of the
postmodern technological turn, this study examined a case study of South African
youth and older adults’ music consumption pattern. Through a survey of 202
university students in a rural South African university and 100 older adults from semi rural areas of Limpopo Province in South Africa, the study examined the ways youth
and older adults access and consume music. It explored music sharing habits and
opinions about piracy in a culture where music has become instantaneously
shareable. Apart from findings from this study, new knowledge and a contribution to
communication scholarship is presented here with a proposal of new theory of
‘download culture’. Fundamental to this study is the implications of download culture
for the creative industry, predominantly, its impact on the South African music
industry. The data show that this cohort of South African youth are not different from
youths globally, where music is accessed through mobile cell phones. This study
also reflects that many older adults do not access digitalised music due to socio economic conditions and challenges of technology access. Nevertheless, the social cultural impact of this has repercussions on the cultural well-being of this vital group
in society. Although internet access challenges persist, a critical concern is the
blurring distinctions about the legal and illegal download of music.
Thesis(Ph.D. (Communication Studies)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022
2022-01-01T00:00:00ZComparative study of anaphors between Xitsonga and English
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Comparative study of anaphors between Xitsonga and English
Masina, Millicent
The aim of this study was to compare anaphors between Xitsonga and English. This
study was to find out if there are any similarities and differences of anaphors between
Xitsonga and English. The researcher also wanted to find the functions of anaphors in
Xitsonga and English, the types of anaphors, as well as surface structures and deep
structures of anaphors in Xitsonga and English. The researcher looked at the syntax
of Xitsonga and English focusing on anaphors. The similarities and differences were
discovered, the types of anaphors in Xitsonga and English, the functions of anaphors
in Xitsonga and English, as well as the surface structure and the deep structure of
anaphors in Xitsonga and English were compared. The interpretation and meaning of
anaphors are the same but varies in syntax constructions.
The findings of the study are that there are two types of anaphors in Xitsonga and in
English, which are reflexives and reciprocals. In Xitsonga, prefixes of verbs form
reflexivity, for example ‘tirhandza’ (loves herself). The prefix ti- from the verb tirhandza
forms reflexivity. On the other hand, reciprocals are formed by suffixes, for example;
‘rhandzana’ (love each other). The suffix -ana from the verb rhandzana form
reciprocity. This means anaphors in Xitsonga are formed by verbs. English uses
pronouns like ‘himself’, ‘herself’ and ‘themselves’ to identify their anaphors. The study
suggests that scholars must do further research on anaphors between Xitsonga and
English. Academics, linguists among others, must be interviewed as they may have
better interpretation of anaphors between Xitsonga and English.
Thesis (M.A. (Translation and Linguistics)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022
2022-01-01T00:00:00ZAbsent masculinity and feminine resilience : a post colonial analysis of media discourses of female-headed households in South Africa
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Absent masculinity and feminine resilience : a post colonial analysis of media discourses of female-headed households in South Africa
Letsoalo, Koketso Sophia
South Africa experiences a high rate of absent fathers and this makes single-mother households a prominent family structure in the country. There are many framings and discourses of single mother households in the media, ranging from the critical to the negative and occasional positive ones. But in these discourses, do the resilience, strength, and hard work of single mothers form part of the framing of single mothers in South Africa? The destruction of the Black family structure is one of the disastrous legacies of colonialism and apartheid in South Africa. The discoveries of gold and diamonds brought a rapid social and economic transformation in the country, and Black families bore the brunt of this transformation which changed the Black family structure to date. The implementation of colonial and apartheid policies such as the migrant labour system was set to grow the White economy and achieve this goal by getting cheap labour from Black males in the homelands. The migrant labour system forced Black men to work in the mines leaving their families behind as the men were placed in single-sex hostels. This system, therefore, resulted in many households being fatherless and women or mothers wielding the household responsibilities while their husbands were in the cities.
This historical context is important in studying current absent fatherhood and single mother households in South Africa. The study used a historical approach to understand the Black family structure prior colonial era, and how it transitioned during colonialism, and apartheid up and in the current post-apartheid era. This study is built on the theories of post-coloniality, the intersectional burden of femininity, media framing, and it engages critical theoretical scholars such as Homi Bhabha, Arlie Hochschild, Simone de Beauvoir, Bell hooks, and Kimberle Crenshaw amongst others. Through these theoretical lenses, I examined the influence of colonialism and apartheid on the contemporary father absence and female-headed households. The theoretical lenses were further used to examine how the past influence the future and how women's issues are addressed. I also examined the role of media in the (re)presentation of female-headed households. The study tackled three objectives: to examine the media discourse of single motherhood in South Africa; to analyze if women’s resilience in matrifocal families forms part of the media discourse of single motherhood, and lastly to explore the effects of colonialism and apartheid on Black family structure and their consequences in South Africa today. Data were collected through an analysis of a documentary film titled “Last Grave at Dimbaza”. This was an apartheid-era documentary that captured the lives of both Black and White families during apartheid. I examined this film to locate data that capture the media discourse about absent fatherhood during apartheid–which directly reflects the South African colonial-apartheid influence on this phenomenon. Data were also collected from online newspaper publications such as IOL, TimesLive, and News24 on stories about single-motherhood within a period of three years from January 2018 to December 2020 to address the media construction of single-motherhood in the post-apartheid era. The results of the study show that media discourse tends to perpetuate a normative negative and global trend of stereotyping mothers who receive social grants. Single mothers are portrayed as a group that misappropriates state resources, who pocket state money to meet their personal needs. They are thus stereotyped as social burdens on the state finances and contribute to the country's economic risks. Women are portrayed as victims of apartheid without any agency in the absence of their men. The study revealed that women had to find ways to survive or feed their families while waiting for their husbands to send money. However, what is missing in this portrayal is how women in the Bantustans survived under the migrant labour and apartheid laws and policies. Thus, this study found that coloniality seems to continue to shape the Black family structure and that the father's absence in the black society persists and this pattern is transmitted from one generation to another. It was also revealed in this study that when the father is absent, he leaves a trait of absence that his son becomes likely to inherit. Black families are still built from the bourgeois colonialist environment, absent fatherhood and female-headed households are the legacies of colonialism as it is inherited from the colonial background and compounded by socio-economic challenges. Single mothers who are confronted with multiple burdens in raising their children should have their agency, resilience, and challenging work acknowledged. They should be celebrated, not scorned.
Thesis (M. A. (Communication Studies)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022
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