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Reading first and second language subtitles: Sesotho viewers reading in Sesotho and English
(Taylor & Francis/Routledge/NISC, 2013)Subtitling can offer valuable support in multilingual countries by giving people access to materials in the language(s) of their choice. Within the South African context and its known problems with literacy, this article ... -
Reading second language subtitles: a case study of Afrikaans viewers reading in Afrikaans and English
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)In South Africa subtitles are predominantly received as second language (L2) text. This poses questions as to how people perceive these subtitles, and if and how their reading of L2 subtitles differs from their reading of ... -
Reaksie op die herontplooiing van premier Mosiuoa Lekota en die ondemokratiese wyse van aanstelling van dr. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri as sy opvolger, Deel 1: Die nasionale ingryping in die bestuur van die Vrystaat
(University of the Free State, 2012)In the first part of this article a factual historical analysis is given of the redeployment of the Free State Premier, Patrick Lekota, as a result of the unresolvable faction fights within the ANC, the continuing protest ... -
Reaksie op die herontplooiing van Premier Mosiuoa Lekota en die ondemokratiese wyse van aanstelling van Dr. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri as sy opvolger: Deel 2: Die ondemokratiese wyse van verkiesing van Dr. Matsepe-Casaburri
(Institute for Contemporary History: Sabinet, 2013)In the first part of this article a factual historical analysis is given of the redeployment of the Free State Premier, Patrick Lekota, as a result of the unresolvable faction fights within the ANC, the continuing protest ... -
"Rebelle sonder gewere": Vroue se gebruik van kultuur as versetmiddel teen die agtergrond van die Ossewat-Brandwag se dualistiese karakter
(South African Society for Cultural History, 2016)With the establishment of the Ossewa-Brandwag (OB) in 1939 a unique Afrikaner organization came into being which showed strong elements of resistance politics. The roots of the OB are embedded in the Afrikaners' struggle ... -
Recasting social criticism in 19th century fiction and modern fantasy fiction: corrupt institutions as theme in Bleak House by Charles Dickens and Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
(Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging, 2015)This paper explores how fantasy writer Terry Pratchett transforms social commentary in novels by subverting readers' expectations. This is done using a section from Bleak House (1853) by Charles Dickens, whose novels are ... -
Reconciling marriage and care after stroke
(Canadian Association on Gerontology, 2017)Most research on stroke's impact on couples has focused on the transition to caregiving/receiving. Despite considerable evidence that marriage is the primary source of support in the face of chronic conditions, little is ... -
Reconciling science and faith: dialogues with Anton van Nierkerk
(Vereniging vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys, 2015)In this article the views of the South African philosopher Anton van Niekerk on the relationship between (Christian) faith and science are explored from a reformational point of view. First we pay attention to the specific ... -
A recruitment and selection process model: the case of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
(ASSADPAM, 2014)The purpose of this article is to report on findings of an empirical investigation conducted at the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. The aim of the investigation was to ascertain the status of current ... -
Recurrent drought in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality of the North West Province in South Africa: an environmental justice perspective
(AOSIS, 2012)This article adopts an environmental justice approach to recurrent drought in the North-West Province of South Africa. It is based on a secondary data analysis of a study – of which the author was a research team member – ... -
Redefining the communication relationship between donors and non-profit organisations in the context of corporate social investment
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2016)This article proposes redefined relationship indicators for the stakeholder relationship between corporate donors and the non-profit organisations (NPOs) they fund as part of their corporate social investment (CSI) activities. ... -
Reducing bias due to systematic attrition in longitudinal studies: The benefits of multiple imputation
(Sage, 2014)Most longitudinal studies are plagued by drop-out related to variables at earlier assessments (systematic attrition). Although systematic attrition is often analysed in longitudinal studies, surprisingly few researchers ... -
Reflection on pastoral care in Africa: towards discerning emerging pragmatic pastoral ministerial responses
(AOSIS, 2016)Pastoral care takes different forms in responding to people's needs in their context. Accordingly, over the centuries it has evolved in response to emerging needs. Historical developments in pastoral care are well-documented. ... -
Reflective Supervision: Guidelines For Promoting Resilience Amongst Designated Social Workers
(2015)The importance of child protection as well as the designated social workers (DSWs) assigned to them, and the jeopardy they face, is well recognised. Although there is a call to enhance DSW resilience, little is known ... -
Regime transition in South Africa - liberation oligarchical tendencies?
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Regional integration and pacta sunt servanda: reflections on South African trans-border higher education policies
(2016)The underpinning essence of being part of a regional organisation such as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is to achieve development through integration. Regional integration thus becomes the bedrock from ... -
Regional variation in early modern english: the case of the third-person present tense singular verb ending in Norfolk Correspondence
(Sage, 2017)A well-known example of variation in Early Modern English is found in the morphology of the third-person singular present tense indicative verb. In general terms there was a gradual shift from -th to -s (e.g., pleaseth to ... -
Register and the features of translated language
(Akadémiai Kiadó, 2012)Against the background of current corpus-based research on the features of translated language, this study investigates two research questions that emerge as “gaps” in existing research: (1) What are the occurrence patterns ... -
Register differentiation in East African English: A multidimensional study
(John Benjamins Publishing, 2010)The article examines register variation in East African English by submitting the East African component of the International Corpus of English (ICE) to a complete multidimensional analysis (Biber 1988). A six-factor model ...