A critical analysis of the strategies of terminology creation in the context of a multilingual Namibia: the case of ruManyo

dc.contributor.advisorPossa-Mogoera, Rethabile
dc.contributor.authorMukoya, Angelika Mate
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-11T14:01:15Z
dc.date.available2023-09-11T14:01:15Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.updated2023-09-11T13:47:18Z
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the strategies used to develop terms in the language ruManyo. The study focuses on existing strategies used by language practitioners to construct analogous key-concept terms in ruManyo for application in various fields. The sample was taken through purposive sampling, and the investigation was carried out in Namibia's Kavango East region, in domains such as education, radio, agriculture, law, hospital, bank, and church. The data for this report was collected using a case study, which included document analysis, participant observations and interviews with ruManyo language practitioners. The findings of the study indicate that ruManyo language practitioners lack the skills and information needed to build appropriate terminology solutions for specific domains. Furthermore, it appears that linguistic competence is not guiding word-generation efforts in certain disciplines. The study re-evaluated the evolution of multilingual word-generation techniques, and discovered that specific domains necessitate specific tactics, based on the context in which terms are employed. Based on the findings of this study, the recommendation is to design unambiguous wordinvention strategies for specific domains that are consistent with the terminology development guidelines for indigenous African languages. Due to the deficiencies in African indigenous language terminologies highlighted in this study, the researcher proposes the creation of a manual for ruManyo, detailing each method for application in different domains.
dc.identifier.apacitationMukoya, A. M. (2023). <i>A critical analysis of the strategies of terminology creation in the context of a multilingual Namibia: the case of ruManyo</i>. (). ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Languages and Literatures. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38520en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMukoya, Angelika Mate. <i>"A critical analysis of the strategies of terminology creation in the context of a multilingual Namibia: the case of ruManyo."</i> ., ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Languages and Literatures, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38520en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMukoya, A.M. 2023. A critical analysis of the strategies of terminology creation in the context of a multilingual Namibia: the case of ruManyo. . ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Languages and Literatures. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38520en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Doctoral Thesis AU - Mukoya, Angelika Mate AB - This study examines the strategies used to develop terms in the language ruManyo. The study focuses on existing strategies used by language practitioners to construct analogous key-concept terms in ruManyo for application in various fields. The sample was taken through purposive sampling, and the investigation was carried out in Namibia's Kavango East region, in domains such as education, radio, agriculture, law, hospital, bank, and church. The data for this report was collected using a case study, which included document analysis, participant observations and interviews with ruManyo language practitioners. The findings of the study indicate that ruManyo language practitioners lack the skills and information needed to build appropriate terminology solutions for specific domains. Furthermore, it appears that linguistic competence is not guiding word-generation efforts in certain disciplines. The study re-evaluated the evolution of multilingual word-generation techniques, and discovered that specific domains necessitate specific tactics, based on the context in which terms are employed. Based on the findings of this study, the recommendation is to design unambiguous wordinvention strategies for specific domains that are consistent with the terminology development guidelines for indigenous African languages. Due to the deficiencies in African indigenous language terminologies highlighted in this study, the researcher proposes the creation of a manual for ruManyo, detailing each method for application in different domains. DA - 2023 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - ruManyo LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2023 T1 - A critical analysis of the strategies of terminology creation in the context of a multilingual Namibia: the case of ruManyo TI - A critical analysis of the strategies of terminology creation in the context of a multilingual Namibia: the case of ruManyo UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38520 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/38520
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMukoya AM. A critical analysis of the strategies of terminology creation in the context of a multilingual Namibia: the case of ruManyo. []. ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Languages and Literatures, 2023 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38520en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Languages and Literatures
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.subjectruManyo
dc.titleA critical analysis of the strategies of terminology creation in the context of a multilingual Namibia: the case of ruManyo
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
dc.type.qualificationlevelPhD
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