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Copyright and citation guidance frames the thesis on Noord-Sotho proverbs, including attribution, non-commercial use, and share-alike requirements. The study investigates deviant grammatical phenomena and characteristic linguistic techniques in Northern Sotho proverbs, comparing them with similar features in Northern Sotho poetry. Proverbs are argued to be syntactically immutable idiomatic forms conveying moral lessons. Verse techniques, lexical repetition, and syntactical parallelism are examined, and linguistic organization is analyzed through sentence structure categories.

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Definition of proverb and language use

Linguistic techniques in Northern Sotho proverbs

Verse techniques and syntactical parallelism

Linguistic organization of proverbs

UNIVERSITYOF一JOHANNESBURG COPYRIGHT AND CITATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR THIS THESIS/DISSERTATION ccreativenn nnIOIlIIOS o Attribution —You must give appropriate credit,provide a link to the license,and indicate ifchanges were made.You may do so in any reasonable manner,but not in any way thatsuggests the licensor endorses you or your use. o NonCommercial—You may not use the material for commercial purposes. o ShareAlike—If you remix,transform,or build upon the material,you must distribute yourcontributions under the same license as the original. # How to cite this thesis Surname,Initial(s).(2012)Title of the thesis or dissertation.PhD.(Chemistry)/M.Sc.(Physics)/ M.A.(Philosophy)/M.Com.(Finance)etc.[Unpublished]:University ofJohannesburg.Retrieved from:https://ujdigispace.uj.ac.za(Accessed:Date). # NOORD-SOTHO-SPREEKWOORDE:'N LINGUISTIESE ONTLEDING deurMELANIE JEAN BUSHNEY SKRIPSIE voorgele ter gedeeltelike vervulling vandie vereistes vir die graad MAGISTER IN DIE LETTERE EN WYSBEGEERTE in 803221 AFRIKATALE in die FAKULTEIT LETTERE EN WYSBEGEERTE aan die RANDSE AFRIKAANSE UNIVERSITEIT STUDIELEIER: Prof.E.B.van Wyk Mei 1986 DANKBETUIGINGS Graag betuig ek my opregte dank en waardering aan die volgendepersone en instansie: Prof.E.B.van Wyk,my gewaardeerde studieleier vir sy bekwameleiding,geduld en voortdurende inspirasie gedurende die jarewat dit my voorreg was en steeds sal wees om hom as leermeesterte ken. Prof.P.M.S.von Staden vir sy morele ondersteuning. Al my kollegas in die Departement Afrikatale vir hulleaanmoediging. Mnr.S.A.Makopo vir sy hulpvaardigheid met die kontroleringvan sekere vertalings wat probleme geskep het. - My ouers vir al hulle opofferinge en hulp op verskeie gebiedegedurende my studiejare. Wilma Bekker vir die netjiese en bekwame wyse waarop sy dietikwerk behartig het. Linda,Alta,Bets,tannie Elise en tannie Joey wat met hullevolgehoue belangstelling indirek veel bygedra het tot dievordering van hierdie studie. Die Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing(RGN)vir hullefinansiele steun. - Bowenal die Skepper wat alle dinge moontlik maak. Geldelike bystand van die Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsingvir die koste van hierdie navorsing word hiermee erken.Menings inhierdie werk uitgespreek of gevolgtrekkings waartoe geraak is,isdié van die skrywer en moet nie beskou word as dié van die Raad virGeesteswetenskaplike Navorsing nie. i SYNOPSIS It is known that Sotho proverbs as well as poetic language differ incertain respects from spoken Sotho. Although quite a few publica-tions on Sotho proverbs have appeared,the linguistic aspects ofproverbs have not been analyzed or described in depth,The purposeof this study is to investigate such characteristics or deviantgrammatical phenomena in Northern Sotho proverbs and to compare themwith similar phenomena found in Northern Sothopoetry to determinewhether proverbs can be regarded as a form of verse. Since the concept of 'proverb'has nowhere been defined satisfacto-rily for Northern Sotho,this matter is discussed in chapter 2. Adistinctionis made between idiomatic(figurative)and non-idiomatic(literal)use of language.It is concluded that proverbs aresyntactically immutable forms of idiomatic usage of language(exceptfor variations in wording and abbreviations)with the semanticimplication of expressing a moral lesson or distilled wisdom. The study of characteristic linguistic techniques in chapter 3 formsan important part of this research.These techniques do not normallyoccur in colloquial language and include,inter alia,the use of theconditional mod.the omission of class prefixes.the oission ofdemonstratives from adjective constructions and the omission ofcopulative words.Archaic words are often used and the &oncord re isfrequently used instead of the subjectival concords of subjectnouns.Presumably,we are dealing here with a conventional ellipsisin proverbs with the semantic implication of we

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What is the purpose of the thesis regarding Northern Sotho proverbs?

To investigate linguistic characteristics and deviant grammatical phenomena in Northern Sotho proverbs and to compare them with Northern Sotho poetry to assess whether proverbs can be regarded as a form of verse.

How does the thesis characterize Northern Sotho proverbs grammatically?

It concludes that proverbs are syntactically immutable forms of idiomatic usage, with semantic implications such as expressing a moral lesson or distilled wisdom.

Which verse and linguistic techniques are emphasized in the analysis?

Lexical repetition and frequent syntactical parallelism are highlighted as typical verse techniques. The thesis also discusses combinations of repetitions and the structural organization of proverbs into simple and compound sentence patterns.

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