The speech act of apology in Xitsonga : educational contexts
Date
2008-12
Authors
Sombhane, Mihloti Penelope
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Publisher
Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
Abstract
The study explores how Grade 10 learners use the speech act of apology in an
educational environment. Apologies are viewed in this study as a kind of remedial
work; action taken to change what may be regarded as an offensive act into an
acceptable one. Eight different strategies for complaining and twenty-one for
apologising are presented with examples to illustrate each. Data was gathered using
questionnaires in order to gain insight in the total number of complaint and apology
strategies used. Analysis of the answered questionnaires showed that while there
are strategies which are commonly used by both male and female learners, some
strategies are used mostly by male learners and some mostly by female learners.
Description
Thesis (MA (African Languages))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.
Keywords
Apology, Xitsonga, Dissertations -- African languages, Theses -- African languages, Tsonga language -- Social aspects, Tsonga (African people) -- Social life and customs, Apologizing, Speech acts (Linguistics)