Browsing by Author "Vilakati, Annah Phindile"

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    Language purism and prescriptivism in an African context : a case study of a siSwati radio programme 'Nasi-ke siSwati'
    (2001) Vilakati, Annah Phindile; Mesthrie, Rajend
    The study aims at assessing purists' and prescriptivists' concerns about language as reported in Western and non-Western settings, as to find out whether they share the same views about language correctness. The data base is a series of a siSwati radio programme, called Nasi-ke siSwati 'Here is (genuine) siSwati' hosted by Jim Gama, known as 'Mbhokane'. I try to assess his attitudes to what he considers 'inferior' use of the language, with the aim of understanding what issues are at stake when African prescriptivists make their pronouncements.