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The poetry of R. F. Ratshitanga: a critical evaluation of the poetry of protest
(University of the Free State, 1983-10)In chapter one, definitions are given on what poetry and poets are, whereas in chapter two, an emphasis is put on imagery in Ratshitanga's poetry. His imagery clarifies the object of his description. It helps readers to ... -
Structural analysis, significance and interpretation of Sesotho folktale: Phokojwe
(University of the Free State, 2011-02)This study project focuses on one Sesotho folktale called "Phokojwe", (The jackal). All characters are animals and the subject is about water preservation and its challenges. This folktales will be considered within the ... -
The structural analysis and interpretation of Sesotho folktale: Mokoko le Phakwe
(University of the Free State, 2012-01)Folktales are literally forms that reveal the soul of any society; they express its wishes, desires, hopes and beliefs about the world. They are often ancient, have fictitious characters and situations and mostly oral ... -
Historical perspectives on the development of Sesotho linguistics with reference to syntactic categories
(University of the Free State, 2021-11)Numerous scholars, including missionaries of various denominations of the past as well as other contemporary Sesotho linguists, have written on various aspects of the Sesotho language, especially in unpublished research ... -
Patriarchal expressions in modern selected Sesotho novels: a feminist perspective
(University of the Free State, 2021)This research work entitled, Patriarchal expressions in modern selected Sesotho novels: A feminist perspective, is about the ill-treatment that women are subjected to in society through the system of patriarchy and some ... -
Die onderrig van Zulu aan nie-moedertaalsprekers in die lig van resente taalaanleerteorieë
(University of the Free State, 1993-10)According to research reports the fluency of non-mother tongue speakers in African language courses at university level is unsatisfactory. This is not surprizing seeing that research in African languages focuses mainly on ... -
In Kritiese ontleding van die aard en ontwikkeling van die novelle in Suid-Sotho.
(University of the Free State, 1973-12)Abstract not available -
Factors constraining Grade 12 learners’ achievement in Sesotho Home Language
(University of the Free State, 2016-10)English: This study was undertaken upon the realisation that Grade 12 learners at a Secondary School in the Xhariep District throughout the years continued to promote Sesotho Home Language, however, their academic performance ... -
The role played by sesotho texting as a mode of communication of married Basotho people in Lesotho
(University of the Free State, 2017-01)English: The study aimed at identifying and exploring the roles of text messages among married Basotho staying in Maseru urban, Lesotho. In order to address the purpose of the study, the qualitative research design utilising ... -
End rhyme as a device in Southern Sotho poetry: a comparative inquiry
(University of the Free State, 1989-11)Abstract not available -
J. J. Moiloa - the dramatist
(University of the Free State, 1982-05)Chapter one deals with the structure of drama in general: the introduction, the beginning, the expositon, the theme, the complication, the development, the crisis, the climax and the dénouement. The action-complexes and ... -
The sequence of derivational and inflectional morphemes in selected Sesotho word categories
(University of the Free State, 2015-11-25)English: This study examines the sequence of Sesotho derivational and inflectional morphemes in open class word categories (verbs and deverbative nouns). It examines how these morphemes are ordered and based on Greenberg’s ... -
The forms and functions of negation in Sesotho
(University of the Free State, 2016)The central aim of this research is to find out as to whether the three negative morphemes /ha/, /sa/ and /se/ and one negative word /tjhe/, can perform different functions of negation as stipulated by Schaefer and Masgbor ... -
Analysis of the language techniques and thematic aspects of the Basotho accordion music
(University of the Free State, 2009-12-31)English: Informed by the functionalist perspective, the study analyzes the Basotho accordion music over the period 1980 – 2005. Of particular importance are the various themes addressed by the verbal text that comes up ...
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