Abstract:
This research study is divided into five chapters and they are as follows:
Chapter one is the introductory chapter of this study and it covers the background of this
study problem, aim of the study, rational of the study, significance of the study, study
methodology, and literature review.
Chapter two covers the analytic study of discourse at mošate looking at the use of
figurative speech patterns such as idioms, proverbial utterances as gestures of speech in
control by the domain, purpose, and setting.
Chapter three covers politeness and related gestures of speech as used by Northern
Sotho language speakers during gatherings at mošate and other discourse conventions.
Chapter four covers the study of Sešate as a restricted code as opposed to elaborate code
and its appropriateness, discourse theories and the purposefulness of Sešate.
Chapter five is the concluding chapter of this study.
