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Seeing the World Through the Onomastic Lens Xitsonga Anthroponyms and Toponyms.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chauke, M. T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tsonga language.
- Names, Geographical--South Africa.
- Names, Geographical.
- Names, Personal--South Africa.
- Names, Personal.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (414 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Langaa RPCIG, 2025.
- Contents:
- Front cover
- Title page
- Copyright
- Notes on Editors and Contributors
- Editors
- Contributors
- Table of Contents
- Introduction | Seeing the World through the Onomastic Lens
- Synopsis of the book chapters
- References
- 1 | Developments in Xitsonga and Onomastics as a Field of Research
- Introduction
- Anthroponymy
- Personal Names
- Surnames
- Clan Names
- Patronyms
- Nicknames
- Teknonyms
- Ethnonyms
- Toponymy
- Hydronymy
- Oronymy
- Hodonymy
- Background
- Significance of the Text
- Historical Background of Xitsonga
- Perspectives in Xitsonga and Onomastics in South Africa and Beyond
- Nicknaming and Derogatory Names
- Naming and Renaming of Places
- Surnames and Kinship/Lineage Names
- Character Naming in the Literature
- The Naming of Domestic Animals
- Naming of Natural Features
- Conclusion
- 2 | Fingerprints of Identity: Reflections on Xitsonga Names and Naming Practices
- Methodology
- Names and Naming Practices
- Theoretical Framework
- Historical Background
- Names and their Meaning to the Vatsonga
- Who is Responsible for Naming a Child?
- Name-giving Ritual
- Typology of Vatsonga Names and Naming Practices
- (i) Giving a child the name of a chief
- (ii) Ancestor-related names
- (iii) Birth circumstances
- (iv) Naming a child after a visitor or traveller
- 3 | Xitsonga Personal Names and Naming Practices: Past and Present Dynamics
- What the Literature Has to Say
- Data Presentation, Analysis, and Discussion
- Naming Practices Before Missionaries and Colonisers
- Naming Practices during Colonialism
- Naming Practices during the Slavery Era
- Naming Practices during Apartheid
- Naming Practices among the Vatsonga after 1994
- Table 1: Change from Colonial Name to African Name
- Other Factors Responsible for Shifts in Naming Practices
- Recommendations
- 4 | What's In a Derogatory Nickname? The Case of VaTsonga
- Literature Review
- Results and Discussion
- 5 | A Description on Derogatory and Self-Selected Nicknames among Vatsonga: An Onomastic Approach
- Introduction
- Related Work: A Review Of The Literature
- Data Collection Methodology
- Data Presentation, Discussion, and Analysis
- 6 | The Impact of the Practice of Learners Nicknaming Teachers on Learners' Academic Performance: A Case for Socio-Onomastics
- Conceptual Framework
- Purpose of the Study
- Prior Literature on Nicknames
- Data Collection Methods
- Data Analysis
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) In The Vatsonga Name-Giving Traditions
- References
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- 7 | Names, Places and Ethnicity: An Onomastic Navigation of the Zimbabwean Vatsonga's Ideological Undercurrents
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Chauke, Mkhacani Thomas Seeing the World Through the Onomastic Lens
- ISBN:
- 9789956003730
- 9956003735
- Publisher Number:
- 90102315726
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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