Browsing Magister Artium - MA (Linguistics, Language and Communication) by Title
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Analyzing university language policies in South Africa: Critical discourse and policy analysis frameworks
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)At the dawn of democracy, Higher Education in South Africa was in dire need of change. One of the essential initiatives in response to transformation in Higher Education was the mandate from the Ministry of Education for ... -
The Application of Dual-medium and parallel-medium models of bi-lingual education at two primary schools in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study is an investigation of the application of dual-medium and parallel-medium models of bilingual schooling as implemented at two historically disadvantaged primary schools in the Western Cape. The author assumes ... -
Appraisal of Beyoncé Knowles as a popular artist: Analysing the evaluative discourse of the online fan base
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)This research uses the Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) approach, more specifically, the appraisal theory to analyse the online message postings by fans of the popular music artist, Beyoncé Knowles. Through their ... -
Appraisal, identity and gendered discourse in toilet graffit : a study in transgressive semiotics
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)This research is interested in the linguistic choices people use to express and negotiate subjective, inter-subjective and ideological positions through the graffiti within the confines of selected men's and women's toilets ... -
Archaisms of Kinyarwaanda: a sociolinguistic study
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)This is a socio-historical study of the Kinyarwaanda language. On the basis of the method of internal reconstruction and the method of the Principal Components Analysis (PCA), the study analyses linguistic variations ... -
Assessing patterns of language use and identity among Cameroonian migrants in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study explored Cameroonian migrants language use and the various language forms they use to manifest their identity. It also dealt with multicultural/multilingual people in an equally multicultural/multilingual society ... -
Biliteracy and academic success: The experiences of selected Libyan students.
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)This study is an investigation into the biliteracy skills (in Arabic and English) employed by Libyan students at the University of the Western Cape to gain their academic success. Nowadays, international students form a ... -
Branding and material culture of multilingualism and identities in linguistic landscapes in Langa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Very few studies of linguistic landscape (LL) have been conducted in townships, rural areas, and Africa in general. The focus is and has been on major city centres and their surroundings. Therefore, this study seeks to ... -
Choice of language for learning and assessment: the role of learner identity and perceptions in informing these choices
(2009)South Africa, like many ex-colonial contexts finds itself confronting difficult decisions about multilingualism. The South Africa constitution recognizes eleven official languages and provides for education in these ... -
Choice of language for learning and assessment: the role of learner identity and perceptions in informing these choices.
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)South Africa, like many ex-colonial contexts finds itself confronting difficult decisions about multilingualism. The South Africa constitution recognizes eleven official languages and provides for education in these ... -
A comparative study of six Xhosa Radio dramas
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)This study is based on the comparison of six Xhosa radio dramas spanning the period 1987 and 1988. The main objective is to investigate the strengths and weaknesses which manifest themselves in the dramas. The dramas are ... -
Control in infinitives in Sesotho
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)The purpose of this study is to investigate how subject PRO of the infinitive in Sesotho is assigned an antecedent The general framework which is assumed is the Government Binding theory of generative grammar, in particular ... -
Crossing linguistic and cultural barriers: an analysis of intercultural communication between Chinese traders and South Africans in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)In recent years South Africa has seen a significant growth in the number of migrants entering its borders. The country has opened its doors to not only migrants from the African continent, but also to immigrants from the ... -
Dialogicality in selected Nando's television advertisements: A multisemiotic approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)This thesis explored the mobility of semiosis other than language in the discourse of television advertising. Gilje (2010) highlights that remediation is the defining characteristic of new digital media and researchers ... -
Die Afrikaans van Kharkams
(University of the Western Cape, 1983)ln Die Afrikaans van Kharkams word daar in HOOFSTUK I eers 'n uiteensetting gegee van die motivering vir en die aard van die studie. Hierna volg 'n beskrjming van die navorsingsgebied, Kharkams, uit 'n historiese, geografiese ... -
A discourse analysis of a personal narrative told by an adolescent boy in a Cape Town children's home.
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Storytelling serves many purposes. People often tell stories as a coping mechanism, as a way of self-representation, and as a means for self-reflection. Through stories, narrators construct identities and gain perspective ... -
A discourse analysis of code-switching practices among Angolan migrants in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)In this thesis, I explore the code-switching practices of long-term Angolans migrants in Cape Town when they interact with those who have been here for a much shorter period. In my Honours research essay, I revealed a ... -
A discourse analysis of narratives of identities and integration at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)In the thesis, I endeavour to create a platform on which to construct an understanding of 'integration' in a multilingual and multicultural setting, post-apartheid. I have selected UWC as the research site as it is an ... -
Discourse analysis of narratives of Malay heritage in gentrified Bo-Kaap, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Bo-Kaap (BK) is a neighbourhood in Cape Town which has long been home to a predominantly Muslim community with deep ties to the area’s colonial and slave history. In recent years, BK has become a hotbed for developers ... -
Drag kings in Cape Town: space and the performance of gendered subjectivities
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The last few decades have seen the development of a large body of scholarly work on drag queens and performances of femininity by men (see Barrett 1995, 1999). However, performances of masculinity by women have largely ...