Book Description
A handy reference work for those wishing to improve their knowledge of one or more of the four languages included
Author : Isabel Uys
Publisher : Pharos Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 33,8 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
A handy reference work for those wishing to improve their knowledge of one or more of the four languages included
Author : Wannie Carstens
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 46,95 MB
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1920338497
"e;Teksredaksie is 'n baie welkome en uiters nuttige Afrikaanse handboek gemik op die byeenbring van die jongste insigte in teksversorging en die opleiding van taalpraktisyns."e;Hierdie kombinasie van teoretiese besinning en verantwoording met 'n duidelik gepaardgaande praktykgerigtheid is werklik uniek en behoort ongetwyfeld die bruikbaarheid van die boek in velerlei opleidingskontekste te verseker."e;- Prof Anne-Marie Beukes Hoof van Departement Linguistiek en Literatuurwetenskap, Universiteit van Johannesburg
Author : Katrin Bromber
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 15,34 MB
Release : 2011-07-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110891611
Globalisation and African Languages links African language studies to the concept of 'globalisation' which increasingly undergoes critical review. Hence, African linguists of various provenience can make valuable contributions to this debate. In cultural matters, which by definition include language, there is often a sense that globalisation leads to a major trend of homogenisation, which results in a reduction of diversity on the one hand and, on the other, in new themes being incorporated into global (cultural) patterns. However, often conflicting and overlapping particularistic interests exist which have a constructive as well as destructive potential. This aspect leads directly to the first of three sections of this volume, LANGUAGE USE AND ATTITUDES, which addresses some of the burning issues in sociolinguistic research. Since this research area is tightly linked to the educational domain these important issues are addressed in articles that comprise the second section of this volume: LANGUAGE POLICY AND EDUCATION. The third section of the volume presents articles dealing with LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION AND CLASSIFICATION demonstrating which parts of different language systems are affected through contact under historical and modern conditions. The contributions of all the well-known scholars in this volume show that globalisation is a two-way street, and to ensure that all sides benefit in a reciprocal manner means the impacts have to be monitored globally, regionally, nationally and locally. By disseminating and emphasising these linguistic findings as part of the global cultural heritage, African language studies may offer urgently needed new perspectives towards a rapidly changing world.
Author : Stephan Gramley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,28 MB
Release : 2004-02-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1134420463
Fully revised and updated, the second edition of this authoritative guide is a comprehensive, scholarly and systematic review of modern English. In one volume the book presents a description of both the linguistic structure of present-day English and its geographical, social, gender, and ethnic variations. Covering new developments such as the impact of email on language and corpus-based grammars, this accessible text has been extensively rewritten and brings the survey of modern English right up to date. It also offers new examples and suggestions for further reading.
Author : Kingsley Bolton
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 13,32 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780415315074
Author : L. Fuller
Publisher : Springer
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,6 MB
Release : 2008-10-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0230616208
This is an in-depth look at the biomedical, socio-cultural, economic, legal and political, and educational vulnerabilities faced by the population that is most vulnerable to the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS: African women.
Author : Alet Kruger
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 19,41 MB
Release : 2011-06-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1441125213
This is a collection of leading research within corpus-based translation studies (CTS). CTS is now recognized as a major paradigm that has transformed analysis within the discipline of translation studies. It can be defined as the use of corpus linguistic technologies to inform and elucidate the translation process, something that is increasingly accessible through advances in computer technology. The book pulls together a wide range of perspectives from respected authors in the field. All the chapters deal with the implementation of the basic concepts and methodologies, providing the reader with practical tools for their own research. The book addresses key issues in corpus analysis, including online corpora and corpus construction, and covers both translation and interpreting. The authors look at various languages and utilize a variety of approaches, qualitative and quantitative, reflecting the breadth of the field and providing many valuable examples of the methodology at work.
Author : Murray Faure
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 39,40 MB
Release : 1996-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0857026089
The Republic of South Africa (RSA) held its first fully democratic elections in April 1994. They were a highly visible signal that the RSA is really moving from the era of apartheid towards a democratic constitutional state. The process is an archetypal case of a negotiated transition of a regime, and as such it is of great interest to students of constitutional mechanisms. The contributors to this book, leading South African political scientists, discuss the process, the difficulties and the achievements in the transformation of the RSA′s political and legal institutions. They address various aspects of constitutional design and their interactions with social forces. They examine the new constitution, the roles of president and executive, the electoral, party and parliamentary systems, and the Constitutional Court. They look at the public service, at questions of labour and corporatism, at the RSA′s changing external relations and at the position of the armed forces. The new government′s Reconstruction and Development Programme, of which so much is expected, is seen to be particularly vulnerable to the pull of opposing forces.
Author : Rajend Mesthrie
Publisher : New Africa Books
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,20 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Sociolinguistics
ISBN : 9780864862808
Author : Sarah Raine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 50,65 MB
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1134550715
China’s relations with African nations have changed dramatically over the past decade. African oil now accounts for more than 30% of China’s oil imports, and China is Africa’s second-largest single-country trading partner, as well as a leading lender and infrastructure investor on the continent. Yet these developments are bringing challenges, not only for Africa and the West, but for China as well. This book examines these challenges, considering Africa as a testing ground, both for Chinese companies ‘going global’ and for a Chinese government that is increasingly having to deal with issues beyond its shores and immediate control. What does China need to do to protect and develop its African engagements, against a backdrop of mounting African expectations, concerns from Western actors in Africa, and the rival presence of other emerging actors? How sustainable is the momentum that China has established in its African ventures? China’s adaptations to the challenges it is facing in Africa are examined and assessed, as are the implications of these changes for China, Africa and the West. China’s African engagements are certainly changing Africa, but could they also be changing China?