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Adjectives in Likpakpaln (Konkomba): Structural and Areal-Typological Aspects Likpakpaln（Konkomba）中的形容词：结构和区域类型学方面
IF 0.5 3区 文学
Language Matters Pub Date : 2020-05-03 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2020.1746386
Abraham Bisilki, K. Yakpo
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引用次数: 0
A Tale of Many Tongues: Towards Conceptualising Nigerian Youth Languages 多方言的故事：尼日利亚青年语言的概念化
IF 0.5 3区 文学
Language Matters Pub Date : 2020-05-03 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2020.1740298
A. Isiaka
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引用次数: 0
An Appraisal Theory Approach to News Reports on Rhino Poaching in South Africa 南非偷猎犀牛新闻报道的评价理论研究
IF 0.5 3区 文学
Language Matters Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2019.1701266
A. Engelbrecht
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引用次数: 8
Challenges Encountered on the Rekete ChiNdau—Leave a Legacy Facebook Page Rekete ChiNdau遇到的挑战——留下一个传统的Facebook页面
IF 0.5 3区 文学
Language Matters Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2020.1738533
E. Sithole
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引用次数: 3
Students’ Voices on How Indigenous Languages Are Disfavoured in South African Higher Education 南非高等教育如何排斥原住民语言，学生发声
IF 0.5 3区 文学
Language Matters Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2020.1711533
Thembelihle Makhanya, Sibonsile Zibane
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引用次数: 4
The Impact of Second-Language Storybook Reading on the Vocabulary Acquisition of Grade 1 Learners 二语故事书阅读对一年级学生词汇习得的影响
IF 0.5 3区 文学
Language Matters Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2019.1657488
Lenore van den Berg, N. Klapwijk
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引用次数: 3
Challenges to the Acquisition of Literacy in Rural Primary Schools in Northern Uganda 乌干达北部农村小学识字面临的挑战
IF 0.5 3区 文学
Language Matters Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2020.1717587
Medadi E. Ssentanda, Allen Asiimwe
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引用次数: 4
Editorial 社论
IF 0.5 3区 文学
Language Matters Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2020.1749398
L. Barnes
{"title":"Editorial","authors":"L. Barnes","doi":"10.1080/10228195.2020.1749398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10228195.2020.1749398","url":null,"abstract":"Lawrie Barnes https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7555-8146 Editor University of South Africa barnela47@gmail.com Two of the titles of the articles in this issue begin with the word Challenges, reminding us that Africa faces many challenges. Yet all of them have been eclipsed and exacerbated by the threat of COVID-19. As we all prepare ourselves to face this challenge, we realise that this is a time to put aside our differences and work together. We also become acutely aware of our human limitations and our dependence on our Maker.","PeriodicalId":43882,"journal":{"name":"Language Matters","volume":"51 1","pages":"1 - 2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10228195.2020.1749398","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44510930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Kora: A Lost Language of the Early Cape and the Gariep 科拉语:早期海角和加里普人的一种失落的语言
IF 0.5 3区 文学
Language Matters Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2020.1726609
Hilde Gunnink, Bastian Persohn
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引用次数: 0
Revitalisation of the Tonga Language in Zimbabwe: The Motivational Factors 汤加语在津巴布韦的复兴:激励因素
IF 0.5 3区 文学
Language Matters Pub Date : 2019-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2019.1691634
Isaac Mumpande, L. Barnes
{"title":"Revitalisation of the Tonga Language in Zimbabwe: The Motivational Factors","authors":"Isaac Mumpande, L. Barnes","doi":"10.1080/10228195.2019.1691634","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10228195.2019.1691634","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article investigates the motivation behind the Tonga people’s initiation of the language revitalisation process. It is based on research conducted in the Binga District, which was the epicentre of the Tonga language revitalisation project in the Zambezi Valley. The participants in the study were purposively sampled from various stakeholders in the project, inter alia, traditional chiefs, officials from the education sector, former and serving employees of NGOs, members of the Tonga Language and Culture Committee (TOLACCO) and Chairpersons of the Zimbabwe Indigenous Languages Promotion Association (ZILPA). The article identifies a number of socio-cultural and religious factors that motivated and propelled the Tonga people to embark on a project of language revitalisation. Within the theoretical framework of Human Needs Theory, the article critically analyses how these factors motivated the Tonga community to embark upon their language revitalisation initiative.","PeriodicalId":43882,"journal":{"name":"Language Matters","volume":"50 1","pages":"46 - 69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2019-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10228195.2019.1691634","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44624214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 7
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