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  • The role of dictionaries in the documentation and codification of African languages: the case of Khoisan 

    Chebanne, Andy (http://afrilex.africanlanguages.com/homelex.html, 2010)
    Khoisan speech communities are found in Southern Africa, with Botswana having the greatest ethnic and linguistic diversity. Living in small communities, the Khoisan have always found themselves in a situation of being ...

  • The role of institutional repository in digital scholarly 

    Jain, P.; Bentley, G.; Oladiran, M.T. (2013-05-14)
    In this electronic publishing age, academic institutions including universities have increasingly recognised that an institutional repository (IR) is an essential infrastructure of scholarly dissemination. An IR is a ...

  • Second position clitics in Degema: a reanalysis 

    Kari, Ethelbert Emmanuel (West African Linguistic Society; www.westafricanlinguisticssociety.org, 2015)
    This paper reanalyzes so-called second position clitics in Degema as verb-adjacent clitics. The reanalysis is based on the observation that these clitics cannot be separated from the verb by intervening elements. Kari ...

  • Serial selection at the University of Botswana Library 

    Lumande, E.; Ojedokun, A.A.; Lebotse, E.K.; Mbangiwa, A.M. (Emerald/www.emeraldinsight.com, 2000)
    Inconsistency and/or a lack of a clear understanding of the criteria for serial selection and evaluation have been observed to characterise the presentation of requests for approval of serials at the University of Botswana ...

  • Setswana lexical expressions of time 

    Kgolo, Naledi N. (University of Botswana,www.ub.bw/, 2018)
    This paper explores the way time is lexically expressed in Setswana. Using data from a Setswana corpus, the study isolated instances of temporal reference for linguistic analysis. The paper demonstrates that Setswana ...

  • The Shona Bible and the politics of bible translation 

    Togarasei, L. (Edinburgh University Press, http://www.euppublishing.com/, 2009)
    The article discusses the politics of bible translation focusing on the Shona Bible. Specifically it looks at the translation of the word 'banquetings' into 'mabira' in the Union Shona Bible, the first complete translation ...

  • A Socio-pragmatic analysis of compliment responses among students at the University of Botswana 

    Matiki, Alfred J.; Kgolo, Naledi N. (University of Malawi, http://www.unima.mw/, 2017)
    Using tape-recorded interviews as well as Discourse Completion Tasks on compliment responses as elicitation methods, this study set out to investigate the linguistic resources that students at the University of Botswana ...

  • The Southern African Cultural Information System (SACIS) 

    Thapisa, A.P.N. (Emerald//www.emeraldinsight.com, 1998)
    Describes the development of the Southern African Cultural Information System (SACIS), a project spearheaded by the Southern African Development Community (SADC). A substantial and effective information system is considered ...

  • The state, crop production and differentiation in Botswana, 1947–1966 

    Morapedi, Wazha G. (Routledge (Taylor and Francis) http://www.routledge.com, 2006)
    This article analyses the colonial government’s intervention in crop production in Botswana through the ‘progressive farmer’ scheme, from 1946 to independence in 1966. Crop production was not a highly remunerative venture ...

  • Strategic human resource development in public libraries in Botswana 

    Jain, Priti (Emerald, www.emerald.com, 2005)
    Purpose – The broad objective of this study was to present a model for strategic human resource management through an effective staff performance appraisal system in Botswana Public Libraries in order to enhance the provision ...

  • Strategies for naming tourist sites in Botswana 

    Kari, Ethelbert Emmanuel; Mogara, Budzani (University of Botswana http://www.ub.bw, 2014)
    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 ...

  • A study of students' metalinguistic competence and its probable effect in the Cambridge School Certificate Final Examinations 

    Mhundwa, P.H. (Marang: Journal of Language and Literature, http://www.ajol.info/index.php/marang, 2010)
    The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which students' understanding of key words in examination questions might influence their performance as illustrated by the number of subjects in which they obtain ...

  • Styles and levels of acting in Zimbabwean traditional performances 

    Omoregie, F-K. (University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)
    In this paper, I intend to support Schechner's (1988:197) argument that "to be in trance is not to be out of control", and that in trance or possession the performer does exhibit elements of acting. Schechner mentions that ...

  • Taxation in the tribal areas of the Bechuanaland Protectorate, 1899-1957 

    Makgala, C.J. (Cambridge University Press, 2004)
    This essay examines, through taxation, the relationship between British colonial administrators, Tswana Dikgosi (chiefs) and their subjects in the Bechuanaland Protectorate from 1899 to 1957. It argues that since ...

  • Teaching information literacy skills in Community Junior secondary schools in Gaborone, Botswana 

    Jorosi, B.N.; Isaac, G.G. (Sage Publications / http://www.sagepublications.com, 2008)
    Information literacy skills are fast becoming a global priority as society moves into the digital environment. However, although the subject has generated a vast body of literature, it remains an underdeveloped domain ...

  • Testing a recent model of ICT in development: Botswana and its University 

    Gerhan, D.R.; Mutula, S.M. (Wiley, 2007)
    A recent model analyzing the role of information and communications technology (ICT) in development shows promise. The model coheres with theory on contingency, the problem of reductionism, and distinctions between deeply ...

  • Theological challenges: proclaiming the fullness of life in the HIV/AIDS and global economic era 

    Dube, M.W. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2002)
    Since the first clinical evidence of AIDS was reported two decades ago, HIV/AIDS has spread to every corner of the world. Still rapidly growing, the epidemic is reversing development gains, robbing millions of their lives, ...

  • A theoretical exploration of information behaviour: a power perspective 

    Mutshewa, A. (Emerald, 2007)
    The purpose of this article is to explore and propose a way of using power as a theoretical anchor to investigate the information behaviour of people in work roles. The paper reviews literature on power relevant to ...

  • Towards a thinking military philosophical practice and Botswana military training 

    Ikpe, I. (Taylor & Francis, 2011)
    Obedience is traditionally the supreme virtue of the military and, for many people, a soldier is an unthinking automaton that has been conditioned to respond to commands and operate in strictly hierarchical environments. ...

  • Traduire pour promouvoir et preserver les langues minoritaires et regionales AU Botswana 

    Sello, Kagiso Jacob (University of Suceava in Romania, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%98tefan_cel_Mare_University_of_Suceava, 2015-06)
    In this article, we argue that the development of translation in Botswana could aid in preserving and promoting minority and regional languages. Indeed, one major problem encountered by minority ...