Ke in utterances: uses and functions of the Xhosa discourse marker ke

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dc.contributor.advisorDeumert, Anaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMasinyana, Abdul-Malik Sibabalwe Oscaren_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-02T09:42:32Z
dc.date.available2014-09-02T09:42:32Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractDiscourse Markers (DM) have been identified in so many languages, utterance contexts, and studied from so many angles and theoretical approaches (Ogoanah, 2011;; Jantjies, 2009;; Jabeen, et. al, 2011;; Dér and Markó, 2010;; Verdonik et.al, 2007;; Li, 2010;; Hernández, 2011;; Camiciottoli, 2009), so much that another study hardly seems necessary. Focusing on Xhosa, a linguistic context where hardly any work is being done on DMs, this thesis argues that the Xhosa particle ke is a DM that is popular in, but not restricted to, oral utterances and a DM that is present even in 19th century Xhosa utterances. At present, the general agreement between Xhosa grammars and dictionaries is that ke is either/and/or a conjunction or conjunctive, an interjective, an adverb, an enclitic, an expletive or a form word with a variety of translation equivalents in English. Using a DM analysis framework provided by Schourup (1999) ? which corresponds closely with the pioneering framework by Schiffrin (1987) and also contains elements of Fraser's model (1996, 2009) ? this thesis examines these three claims and concludes that ke is mainly a DM (over and above being one or more or all of the present classifications) and should be presented as such in future Xhosa dictionaries, grammars and linguistic research.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMasinyana, A. S. O. (2013). <i>Ke in utterances: uses and functions of the Xhosa discourse marker ke</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,African Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6789en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMasinyana, Abdul-Malik Sibabalwe Oscar. <i>"Ke in utterances: uses and functions of the Xhosa discourse marker ke."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,African Studies, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6789en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMasinyana, A. 2013. Ke in utterances: uses and functions of the Xhosa discourse marker ke. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Masinyana, Abdul-Malik Sibabalwe Oscar AB - Discourse Markers (DM) have been identified in so many languages, utterance contexts, and studied from so many angles and theoretical approaches (Ogoanah, 2011;; Jantjies, 2009;; Jabeen, et. al, 2011;; Dér and Markó, 2010;; Verdonik et.al, 2007;; Li, 2010;; Hernández, 2011;; Camiciottoli, 2009), so much that another study hardly seems necessary. Focusing on Xhosa, a linguistic context where hardly any work is being done on DMs, this thesis argues that the Xhosa particle ke is a DM that is popular in, but not restricted to, oral utterances and a DM that is present even in 19th century Xhosa utterances. At present, the general agreement between Xhosa grammars and dictionaries is that ke is either/and/or a conjunction or conjunctive, an interjective, an adverb, an enclitic, an expletive or a form word with a variety of translation equivalents in English. Using a DM analysis framework provided by Schourup (1999) ? which corresponds closely with the pioneering framework by Schiffrin (1987) and also contains elements of Fraser's model (1996, 2009) ? this thesis examines these three claims and concludes that ke is mainly a DM (over and above being one or more or all of the present classifications) and should be presented as such in future Xhosa dictionaries, grammars and linguistic research. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Ke in utterances: uses and functions of the Xhosa discourse marker ke TI - Ke in utterances: uses and functions of the Xhosa discourse marker ke UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6789 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6789
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMasinyana ASO. Ke in utterances: uses and functions of the Xhosa discourse marker ke. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,African Studies, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6789en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentAfrican Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleKe in utterances: uses and functions of the Xhosa discourse marker keen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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