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Schooling superdiversity: Linguistic features as linguistic resources in two Manenberg classrooms in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
This thesis takes on a non-essentialist view of language by studying the borrowing of
linguistic features across languages as natural, everyday language practices. More
specifically, this research identifies the need for ...
Youth multilingualism and popular culture interactions at His People Pentecostal Church
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Youth multilingualism is an overarching notion that accounts for the dynamic macroand
micro-linguistic practices and interactions in contexts and spaces redefined by
cultural practices. It makes contributions to interactional ...
The semiotic signature of transformation of political parties in South Africa: A multimodal analysis of selected Democratic Alliance texts
(The University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Social semiotics (Halliday, 1978 and van Leeuwen, 2006) makes us acutely aware that social
communication like public speaking often takes place through non-verbal modes (such as
images, and bodily attributes), in combination ...
Incorporating indigenous African languages in higher education: Student attitudes towards learning materials in isiXhosa at the University of the Western Cape
(The University of the Western Cape, 2017)
There have been extensive studies conducted on the language attitudes of students or their
parents at primary, secondary as well as tertiary levels of education in South Africa. Many
scholars have found that African ...
Remediation and intertextuality in Garner's 'politically correct' representation of Cinderella
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Fairy tales have been changing continuously. From the likes of the Greek and Chinese
versions of the Cinderella tale, Cinderella has been transformed into other versions.
Charles Perrault and The Brothers Grimm had their ...