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Research on Xitsonga compounding examines the role of nominal prefixes and headedness (Mlambo & Matfunjwa 2025), while the analysis of Northern Sotho plant names uncovers word formation strategies that link language to ethnobotanical knowledge (Tembane 2025). Research on the reading practices of...

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Published in:Literator Vol. 46; no. 1
Main Author: van Schalkwyk, Phil
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Potchefstroom AOSIS 01.01.2025
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Subjects:
Case studies
Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924)
Entomology
Ethnobotany
Interests
Morphology
Onomastics
Personal names
Prefixes
Reading
Sotho languages
Tsonga language
Word formation
South Africa
ISSN:0258-2279, 2219-8237
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Summary:Research on Xitsonga compounding examines the role of nominal prefixes and headedness (Mlambo & Matfunjwa 2025), while the analysis of Northern Sotho plant names uncovers word formation strategies that link language to ethnobotanical knowledge (Tembane 2025). Research on the reading practices of first-year students reveals a gap between prescribed materials and a wider culture of reading, raising urgent pedagogical concerns (Cekiso, Boakye & Olifant 2025). v46i1. 2130 Ntshangase, X. P., 2025, ‘Renaming as representation of community onomastic interests: A case study of Alfred Duma Municipality’, Literator 46(1), a2092. https://doi.
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ISSN:0258-2279
2219-8237
DOI:10.4102/lit.v46i1.2212