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The use of first-person pronouns in argumentative writing of Afrikaans-speaking first-year students: a corpus-based investigation
(South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT), 2015)The writing of academic texts in which the voice of the author figures more prominently is actively gaining support among academics. There is an increasing shift towards a more personal style of academic writing where ... -
The use of traits and contextual information in free personality descriptions across ethnocultural groups in South Africa.
(APA, 2013)The present study investigates the differences between 3 ethnocultural groups in South Africa in the use of traits and contextual information for personality descriptions and the interaction of these differences with social ... -
The uses of 'some' as determiner in BSAfE
(Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service, 2015)The determiner some is used primarily as an indication of an unspecified, but particular quantity. The question of whether this core meaning of some is extended in Black South African English (BSAfE) is addressed in this ... -
Using impacts of deep-level mining to research karst hydrology—a Darcy-based approach to predict the future of dried-up dolomitic springs in the Far West Rand goldfield (SouthAfrica). Part 2: predicting inter-compartmental flow and final groundwater tables
(Springer, 2014)Some of the world’s deepest goldmines operate below dolomitic karst aquifers in the Far West Rand (FWR) goldfield, South Africa. Associated impacts include the continuous dewatering of karst aquifers for over six decades ... -
Using project management to measure the provision of low–cost housing in the Metsimaholo Local Municipality
(South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM), 2013)This paper concentrates on the use of project management to measure the provision of low-cost housing (LCH) in the Metsimaholo Local Municipality (MLM). The provision of LCH forms part of government urban regeneration ... -
Using readability, comprehensibility and lexical coverage to evaluate the suitability of an introductory accountancy textbook to its readership
(University of Stellenbosch, 2016)At universities, textbooks are still a primary source of course content. However, this can only be efficacious if the intended readers are able to comprehend the content of the textbooks adequately. This study investigated ... -
Using technology recycling to develop a named entity recogniser for Afrikaans
(Natl Inquiry Services Centre Pty Ltd, 2015)Named entity recognition is a core technology, widely used in applications such as question–and–answer systems, automated text summarisation systems, information retrieval, machine translation, bioinformatics and search ... -
Using the features of translated language to investigate translation expertise: a corpus–based study
(John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015)The study reported on set out to test the hypothesis that linguistic operationalisations of the features of translated language will demonstrate signficant differences in the work of experienced and inexperienced translators. ... -
Using the Youth Self-Report internalizing syndrome scales among immigrant adolescents: Testing measurement invariance across groups and over time
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)Although the Youth Self-Report (YSR) has been used in many studies throughout the world, little is known about the equivalence of the factor structure of this instrument for immigrant adolescents. Measurement invariance ... -
Using video observation and photo elicitation interviews to understand obscured processes in the lives of youth resilience
(Sage publications, 2014)Despite the increased effort to understand resilience processes in the lives of youth, the homogeneity of a largely westernized concept needs to be challenged in studies by incorporating meanings of resilience more relevant ... -
Vaartversnelling vra verdieping van ons liturgie
(AOSIS, 1999)Spurt requests a deepening of our liturgy The science of Liturgy is currently experiencing a considerable expansion of knowledge and contributions from Reformed scholars need to bear a unique imprint. This article argues ... -
Validation and testing of the Lived Poverty Index scale (LPI) in a poor South African community
(Springer, 2016)The provision of basic needs is one of the integrated approaches to poverty alleviation. This study has its focus on the physical and material components of the concept of basic needs. Physical and material basic needs ... -
The validation of language tests
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Validation of the meaning in life questionnaire in a South African context
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) in a South African sample. A multi-cultural group of undergraduate students (N = 326) completed the MLQ and ... -
Validity of the 16-metre PACER and six-minute walk test in adults with Down syndrome
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016)Purpose: The purpose was to establish criterion-related validity of the 16-metre PACER and six-minute walk distance (6MWD) tests to VO2 peak as well as predictors of VO2 peak in adults with Down syndrome (DS). Methods: ... -
The valorisation of symbolic labour: the articulation of proper womanhood in post–apartheid Potchefstroom
(National Inquiry Services Centre (NISC), 2012)Drawing on ethnographic data gleaned from nine months of research conducted among elderly. middle-class, Afi'ikaansspeaking members of a voluntary woman's organisation that aims at providing adult education to women, ... -
Veranderinge in adverbiale tydsverwysing in Afrikaans van 1911 tot 2010
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2016)The Afrikaans tense system simplified somewhat in its development from Dutch, retaining only the present tense (which is unmarked), and a past tense (marked by the auxiliary verb "het" and, usually, the verbal prefix "ge-") ... -
Verification of Academic credentials for recruitment: a municipal response to the breaches of integrity
(SAAPAM, 2014)The paper evaluates the local government processes developed for ensuring the authenticity of educational credentials in the Sedibeng District Municipality. Verification of academic credentials forms part of the internal ...