| ISBN13: | 9781032760070 |
| ISBN10: | 1032760079 |
| Binding: | Hardback |
| No. of pages: | 192 pages |
| Size: | 246x174 mm |
| Weight: | 520 g |
| Language: | English |
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This book provides comprehensive guidelines on important aspects of isiXhosa orthography such as word division, spelling and capitalisation. Authors? primary focus has been those challenging areas of standardisation which have not yet been attended to.
This book provides comprehensive guidelines on important aspects of isiXhosa orthography such as word division, spelling and capitalisation. Authors? primary focus has been those challenging areas of standardisation which have not yet been attended to. The book makes an important contribution to the development of isiXhosa into a fully functional medium of teaching and learning in Higher Education, and facilitate the enhancement of its status as one of South Africa?s official languages.
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List of charts and tables
Acknowledgements
Foreword
IsaNdulelo
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Theoretical Perspectives on the Development of Writing and Orthography
Chapter 3 Towards the Standardisation of the Spelling of Authentic isiXhosa Words
Chapter 4 Towards the Standardisation of the Spelling of isiXhosa Borrowed Words
Chapter 5 Problematic Aspects of the Orthography of isiXhosa
Chapter 6 Conclusion and Recommendations
References