Browsing by Author "Kari, Ethelbert E."
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Parasynthesis in Degema: Simultaneous affixation or suffixation and concomitant prefixation
Kari, Ethelbert E. (Linguistics Association of SADC Universities, 2015-04)This paper discusses parasynthesis, also known as circumfixation, in Degema. It highlights the fact that circumfixes are controversial not only because of the possibility to analyze them as discontinuous units consisting ... -
Politeness in language use in Tswana Kgotla meetings
Kololo, Peggy; Kari, Ethelbert E. (The Joongwon Linguistic Society of Korea, http://eng.jwl.or.kr/, 2021-04-30)This paper focuses on politeness in language use in kgotla meetings among the Tswana ethnic groups of Balete, Bangwato and Bakhurutshe. It investigates how interlocutors’ use of language reflects social behaviour and how ... -
Strategies for naming tourist sites in Botswana
Kari, Ethelbert E.; Mogara, Budzani (University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2014-05-26)This paper aims at establishing and discussing the strategies for naming tourist sites in the languages of Botswana using a descriptive approach. In addition, the paper attempts a classification of these tourist sites in ... -
Verb inflectional morphology in Ikwere
Kari, Ethelbert E.; Alerechi, Roseline I.C. (The Joongwon Linguistic Society of Korea, eng.jwl.or.kr/, 2018-07-31)Although some work has been done on Ikwere verb inflectional morphology, no comprehensive description of this aspect of the language exists. This paper aims at providing a fairly comprehensive description of the verb ...