Exposing impropriety and the degeneration of ubuntu through satire in selected isiZulu poems

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South African Journal of African Languages Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI:10.1080/02572117.2023.2248733

Isaac Mndawe

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AbstractThis article examines the skill employed by poets in creating satirical isiZulu poems and the extent to which these satirical elements have been used in exposing indecent and immoral acts that reveal the degeneration of ubuntu culture. IsiZulu writers and researchers have not dealt with the aspects of satire as a literary genre much. As a result, this article discusses model satirical poems to unearth rare skills used in isiZulu satire. This is beneficial to reluctant writers and those who have little exposure to satire. The article is centred on five poems by four prominent writers chosen for their richness in elements of satire. The study adopts a discourse analysis method as a qualitative approach to textual analysis. Critical discourse analysis is used to support the interpretation and analysis of the idiomatic language used in the poems. The author argues that some of the satirical isiZulu poems resemble traditional praise poems where the poets criticise and ridicule those in power for their stupidity or vices. The study concludes that the poets use certain elements of satire depending on the context of the poems.

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以讽刺手法揭露伊祖鲁诗歌选集中的不当行为和乌班图的堕落

摘要本文考察了诗人在创作讽刺伊祖鲁诗时所运用的技巧，以及这些讽刺元素在揭露乌班图文化堕落的不雅和不道德行为中的运用程度。IsiZulu作家和研究人员并没有把讽刺作为一种文学体裁来处理。因此，本文对典型讽刺诗进行了探讨，以发掘伊祖鲁讽刺诗中所使用的罕见技巧。这对不情愿的作家和那些很少接触讽刺作品的人是有益的。这篇文章以四位著名作家的五首诗为中心，这些诗因讽刺元素丰富而被选中。本研究采用语篇分析法作为语篇分析的定性方法。批评语篇分析是用来支持对诗中惯用语言的解释和分析的。作者认为，一些讽刺的isiZulu诗类似于传统的赞美诗，诗人批评和嘲笑当权者的愚蠢或恶习。该研究得出结论，诗人根据诗歌的上下文使用某些讽刺元素。

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South African Journal of African Languages LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS-

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期刊介绍： The South African Journal of African Languages is a peer-reviewed research journal devoted to the advancement of African (Bantu) and Khoi-San languages and literatures. Papers, book reviews and polemic contributions of a scientific nature in any of the core areas of linguistics, both theoretical (e.g. syntax, phonology, semantics) and applied (e.g. sociolinguistic topics, language teaching, language policy), and literature, based on original research in the context of the African languages, are welcome. The journal is the official mouthpiece of the African Language Association of Southern Africa (ALASA), established in 1979.