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    Image of African: A Selective Comparison" and Contrast of Themes and Preoccupations Between Xhosa and Other African Writers
    (University of Fort Hare, 1992-03) Mdaka, Sibizwa Solomzi
    To date, very little scholarly effort has been made to integrate the study of African literature in European languages with that of literature in African languages. In the light of growing recognition of the decolonizing imperative (in which Ngugi's articulation of the political importance of writing in indigenous African languages has perhaps been most influential), this is a lacuna which. urgently needs to be addressed. This study aims to make a small contribution in this direction by analysing parallel themes and preoccupations in selected representative literary texts in English and in Xhosa.
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    The Art of K.S Bongela in Novel Writing
    (University of Fort Hare, 1994-12) Kabanye, T.N
    Knobel Sakhiwo Bongela is fast becoming a household name in the circle of Xhosa writers. He has written various genres. Besides the three novels selected for this study, that is, Umzi Omtsha, Alitshoni Linqenandaba, and Kusa Kusihlwa, he has written one in English entiltled The silent People. This study is an attempt to evaluate his narrative technique in novel writing only. Chapter One, which is a general introduction, mainly discusses the aims and scope of this study, the sources and methods of research, the problems encountered, the life history of Bongela and other books written by him and the definition of the key concepts comprising the title. Chapter Two discusses and compares the setting as evinced in the four novels; its role in shaping the lives of the main characters; how it affects the plots of the novels and how it reveals the inner feelings and views of Bongela as a man. Chapter Three deals with the plot structure employed by the writer in his novels. Though on the whole he starts his novels in medias res, the plot construction has been reviewed under the exposition, the middle and the denouement.
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    The Orthographical Development of isiXhosa
    (University of Fort Hare, 1998-10) Saul, Zandisile W
    It is in the nature of things that constant changes gradually occur. In language change has been observed throughout the history of mankind. Such changes in language may affect its structure, vocabulary and the meaning of words and/or sentences. lsiXhosa in its written form has undergone several changes in its orthography. It is these developments in isiXhosa orthography that are investigated in this study. The problem which faced pioneers in reducing African languages into the medium of writing was that there was no reference material other than that designed to suit European languages. In other words they had no choice but to impose the Roman alphabet on languages which were structurally dissimilar. For instance, in European languages there are no clicks.