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Towards a computational morphological analysis of Setswana compound
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte = Bureau of Scholarly Journals, 2008) -
Probleme rondom die Bybel in die gereformeerde teologie: besinning vanuit 'n Christelike filosofie
(Bureau for Scholarly Journals, 2008)The motivation for undertaking this investigation is the present tension in the reformed theology and in the reformed churches in South Africa. In spite of the fact that the reformed tradition confesses the authority of ... -
'Re-storying' Africa: The harvest festival in Chadian writer, J.B. Seid
(The African Language Association of Southern Africa (ALASA), 2008)This article reads the harvest festival in the preface to Joseph Brahim Seid's 1962 Au Tchad sous les étoiles (Told by starlight in Chad) as ‘re-storying’ Africa. The coming together at harvest-time as well as the exchange ... -
Drummistic piano composition: an approach to teaching piano composition from a Nigerian cultural perspective
(Sage Publications, 2008)The search for Nigerian-based content and methodology for music education has been one of the primary concerns of music educators in contemporary Nigeria. Debates and criticisms surrounding the existing curriculum are ... -
A multidimensional analysis of student writing in Black South African English
(John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2008)Evidence for the status of Black South African English (BlSAfE) as a variety of English is ambiguous. This paper examines 67 linguistic features of a corpus of BlSAfE student writing, the Tswana Learner English Corpus ... -
'n Reformatoriese samelewingsfilosofie: 'n sistematiese uiteensetting, kritiese evaluering en praktiese toepassing
(Gereformeerde Teologiese Vereniging, 2008)The problem to be discussed in this contribution is that many Christians, churches and theologians are often guided by no or merely a very vague (worldviewish) perspective on social life. Sometimes they are even inspired ... -
Die hart van die mens herontdek: op die spoor van 'n Skrifgetroue mensbeskouing in die filosofie van D.H. Th. Vollenhoven
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte / Potchefstroom, 2008)This article provides a summary of the anthroplogy of the reformational philosopher, D.H. Th. Vollenhoven (1892-1978). Such a synopsis is needed because Vollenhoven himself never worked out his views on being human in ... -
Development co-operation for Africa, with special reference to a partnership relation
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte / Potchefstroom, 2008)The problem to be investigated is whether development cooperation between especially the rich Northern part of the world and the African continent (including South Africa) is necessary or advisable. This question can be ... -
From tonality to atonality: the function of the trichord
(Department of Music, University of South Africa and UNISA Press, 2008) -
Onderweg na 'n Christelike samelewings-beskouing: Bybelse grondslae en historiese ontwikkeling
(Gereformeerde Teologiese Vereniging, 2008)This article is structured in the following way : The introduction asks the practical question why Christianity has such a small impact on contemporary society. This topical question is partly answered by indicating that ... -
Op loop met 'n lyn: T.T. Cloete se "toepassings van dante" ikonies en intertekstueel gelees
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Vowel variation in Southern Sotho: an acoustic investigation
(NISC Pty Ltd, 2008)For the development of Human Language Technologies such as automatic speech recognition systems or text-to-speech systems, exact acoustic and phonological information of the language in question is essential. In the case ... -
South African election posters: Reflecting the maturing of a democracy?
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An alternative interpretation of tense and aspect in Black South African English
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2008)Terminology for identifying and describing what counts as a linguistic feature is identified as a problem that prevents an understanding of tense and aspect features in Black South African English (BSAE). In this paper, ... -
'n Evolusie van die kern sakebuurt van Potchefstroom in 1880
(North-West University (Vaal Triangle Campus), School for Basic Science, 2008) -
The validation of language tests
(Dept. of General Linguistics, University of Stellenbosch, 2008) -
Ontwikkeling van 'n Afrikaanse woordnet: Metodologie en integrasie
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte : Bureau of Scholarly Journals, 2008)The Afrikaans wordnet is a lexical-conceptual network in the form of an electronic lexical database, developed at the North- West University. In this article, a methodology for a semi-automatic construction of the entries ... -
Die ideologie van neo-fascisme en manifestasies daarvan in Suid-Afrika
(University of the Free State, Faculty of the Humanities, 2008) -
Besigheidsprosesbestuur in mensetaal-tegnologiehulpbronontwikkeling: 'n gevallestudie
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte : Bureau for Scholarly Journals, 2008)Resources play a crucial role in human language technology (HLT), since research and development are largely dependent on its availability. It follows that effective management of these resources is essential to this ... -
Functional multilingualism at the North-West University as part of the institution's transformation agenda
(NISC Pty Ltd, 2008)The aim of this article is to explore the link between language management and the sociopolitical environment in which institutions of higher learning, particularly the North-West University, operate. Along the lines set ...