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Phonemes, Graphemes and Democracy : The Significance of Accuracy in the Orthographical Development of isiXhosa / Zandisile W. Saul and Rudolph Botha.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Saul, Zandisile W.
- Language:
- English
- Xhosa
- Subjects (All):
- Xhosa language--Orthography and spelling.
- Xhosa language.
- Xhosa language--Graphemics.
- Xhosa language--Phonemics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 2024.
- Biography/History:
- Zandisile W. Saul is Senior Lecturer in African Languages at the University of Fort Hare, where he has been involved in the teaching of isiXhosa linguistics for many years.. Rudolph Botha is Adjunct Professor in African Languages at the University of For Hare, with a doctorate from the University of Stellenbosch.
- Contents:
- List of charts and tablesAcknowledgementsForewordIsaNduleloChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Theoretical Perspectives on the Development of Writing and OrthographyChapter 3 Towards the Standardisation of the Spelling of Authentic isiXhosa WordsChapter 4 Towards the Standardisation of the Spelling of isiXhosa Borrowed WordsChapter 5 Problematic Aspects of the Orthography of isiXhosaChapter 6 Conclusion and RecommendationsReferences
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed February 25, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 9781003476627
- 1003476627
- 9781040037515
- 1040037518
- 9781040037591
- 1040037593
- Publisher Number:
- 40032379997
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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