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A sociolectal and dialectal study of Southern Sotho in Lesotho
Bibliography: leaves 145-149.
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| author | Rapeane, Maleshoane |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/14367 A sociolectal and dialectal study of Southern Sotho in Lesotho Rapeane, Maleshoane Gowlett, Derek Sotho language - Lesotho Bibliography: leaves 145-149. In this dissertation we examine variation, in both speech and writing, in the South Sotho spoken in Lesotho. We indicate that the South Sotho used by a majority of speakers today shows a shift from both earlier and prescribed varieties. Open-ended questionnaires and informal conversations were used to study aspects of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and the lexicon of South Sotho. Samples were collected from speakers with ages ranging from twelve to over eighty. The dissertation shows that the age, social status, sex and locality of speakers are contributing factors in their language repertoire. We argue that South Sotho lacks the homogeneity that is claimed by language purists in Lesotho, and therefore has non-standard varieties, namely, dialects and sociolects. Although the structure of standard South Sotho sentences is relatively stable, the phonology, lexicon and semantics are indicative of major endogenous and exogenous changes. On the other hand, Sotho morphology shows endogenous changes only. The influence of English on South Sotho is increasing at the expense of Afrikaans influence. 2015-10-28T05:22:59Z 2015-10-28T05:22:59Z 1997 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14367 eng application/pdf African Languages and Literatures Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Sotho language - Lesotho Rapeane, Maleshoane A sociolectal and dialectal study of Southern Sotho in Lesotho |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | A sociolectal and dialectal study of Southern Sotho in Lesotho |
| title_full | A sociolectal and dialectal study of Southern Sotho in Lesotho |
| title_fullStr | A sociolectal and dialectal study of Southern Sotho in Lesotho |
| title_full_unstemmed | A sociolectal and dialectal study of Southern Sotho in Lesotho |
| title_short | A sociolectal and dialectal study of Southern Sotho in Lesotho |
| title_sort | sociolectal and dialectal study of southern sotho in lesotho |
| topic | Sotho language - Lesotho |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14367 |
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