The elevation of Sepedi from a dialect to an official standard language: Cultural and economic power and political influence matter

IF 0.4 0 LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM

Literator-Journal of Literary Criticism Comparative Linguistics and Literary Studies Pub Date : 2022-02-25 DOI:10.4102/lit.v43i1.1827

T. Rakgogo, E. B. Zungu

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Abstract

The minutes of the Parliamentary Joint Constitutional Review Committee (2011, 2016, 2017, 2020), and scholars such as Mönnig (1967), Mokgokong (1966), Mojela (1997, 1999, 2008), Rakgogo (2016, 2019), Rakgogo and Van Huyssteen (2018, 2019) and Rakgogo and Zungu (2021) confirm that Sepedi as one of the 11 official languages that are cited in Section 6(1) of the South African Constitution, 1996, has not yet been fully recognised as the official standard language by some of the first language (L1) speakers under attention. The reason for this submission is that there are a reasonable number of L1 speakers who are still considering Sepedi as one of the 27 dialects of the Northern Sotho (Sesotho sa Leboa) language, such as Pedi, Tau, Roka, Kone, Mphahlele, Tšhwene, Mathabatha, Matlala, Dikgale, Mothiba, Nkwana, Molepo, Mamabolo, Tlokwa, Birwa, Kwena, Moletši, Hananwa, Lobedu, Phalaborwa, Nareng, Maake, Mametša, Tlhabine, Pulana, Pai and Kutswe (Doke 1954; Mokgokong 1966; Mojela 1997; Mönnig 1967).

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Sepedi从方言到官方标准语言的提升:文化、经济力量和政治影响力的问题

议会联合宪法审查委员会会议记录（2011201620172020）以及Mönnig（1967）、Mokgokong（1966）、Mojela（199719992008）、Rakkogo（20162019）、Rakgogo和Van Huyssteen（20182019）以及Rakkogoo和Zungu（2021）等学者确认，塞佩迪语是1996年《南非宪法》第6（1）节中引用的11种官方语言之一，尚未被一些关注的母语（L1）使用者完全承认为官方标准语言。提交这一材料的原因是，仍有相当多的母语人士认为塞佩迪语是北索托语（Sesotho sa Leboa）的27种方言之一，如佩迪语、陶语、罗卡语、科内语、姆帕赫莱勒语、Tšhwene语、马塔巴塔语、马特拉拉语、迪克加莱语、莫蒂巴语、恩夸纳语、莫莱波语、马马博洛语、特洛克瓦语、比尔瓦语、奎纳语、莫莱语、哈南瓦语、洛贝杜语、法拉博瓦语、纳伦语、马克语、马梅塔语，Tlhabine、Pulana、Pai和Kutswe（Doke 1954；Mokgokong 1966；Mojela 1997；Mönnig 1967）。

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Literator-Journal of Literary Criticism Comparative Linguistics and Literary Studies LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM-

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期刊介绍： Literator publishes research articles and essays on linguistics and literature in general, but focuses in particular on the (comparative) study of South African languages and literatures and other cultural phenomena across language, media and cultural boundaries (examples of topics would be: different manifestations of Post-Modernism, the interaction between visual arts and literature, the representation of the South African War in literature, language attitudes and language policy).