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Pragmatics of letter writing in Setswana
(Elsevier http://www.elsevier.com, 2008)
Using a corpus of about 200 letters written during the time that Botswana was a British protectorate
(1885–1966) by and to the British administrators on one hand, and letters written to and by Batswana
(natives of Botswana) ...
Literacy, ethnolinguistic diversity and transitional bilingual education in Malawi
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandif.co.uk/journals, 2006)
This paper examines recent attempts by the Malawi government to introduce local
languages into the primary school system and other secondary domains of national life, breaking more than 30 years of Chichewa/English monopoly. ...
English articles and modals in the writing of some Batswana students
(Multilingual Matters and Channel View Publications, http://www.multilingual matters.com, 2007)
What syntactic patterns emerge in students’ use of articles and modals? What are the
reasons for these patterns? What implications do the findings of the study have for
English language instruction in Botswana? Exactly ...
Styles and levels of acting in Zimbabwean traditional performances
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)
In this paper, I intend to support Schechner's (1988:197) argument that "to be in trance is not to be out of control", and that in trance or possession the performer does exhibit elements of acting. Schechner mentions that ...
Of "disinclined trains and clever actors to be admired and not followed": Sol Plaatje, William Shakespeare and the dilemma of the African intellectual 1894-1920's
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)
This paper explores the dilemma of the emergent African intellectual, activist or modern leader by focusing on Sol Plaatje's experiences. It shows that by acquiring western education and values, the African intellectual ...
In the fathers' house: resistant alterity and the law of the father in the Tempest, Othelo and Titus Andronicus
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)
The paper offers a reading of Shakespeare's the Tempest, Othelo and Titus Andronicus that sees the plays' black characters as disporic protagonists seeking alternative constructions of difference from those that are demanded ...
The binary branching nature of syllable constituents: the English onset
(National Inquiry Services Centre, 2007)
The conventional composition of the English syllable is captured in the template: CQ^
Vi^ CQ''. This means that the onset accommodates a minimum of zero and a maximum of three consonants, the coda a minimum of zero and a ...
The functional distribution of Setswana and English in Botswana
(Multilingual Matters and Channel View Publications, http://www.multilingual matters.com, 2003)
In multilingual societies such as Botswana, language use is an extremely complex matter, further compounded by the fact that the languages involved are themselves
dynamic phenomena that often elude the planned outcomes ...
Aspects of culture and meaning in Botswana English
(Sage Publications http://www.sagepublications.com, 2009)
Using samples from local newspapers, letters and public speeches, this article argues that English assimilates to and reflects the Botswana culture through borrowing and semantic modification. It discusses those terminologies ...
Voicing the text: South African oral poetry and performance
(Routledge (Taylor and francis), www.routledge.com, 2000)
This article is about how communities living within the same borders and planet view each other and is mainly concerned about Southern Africa. The article goes further to say social groups are partly defined by our stories, ...