Maxwell Kadenge
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 189778 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Maxwell Kadenge |
| NOMBRES | Maxwell |
| APELLIDO | Kadenge |
| FIRMA | KADENGE M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3770-8390 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2010 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2020 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Re-placing PStem in the prosodic hierarchy
A persistent issue for the Prosodic Hierarchy is what repertory of prosodic constituents is needed to define the commonly recurring domains for phonological processes. Even though there is a long tradition of work arguing in favor of up to three subphrasal constituents (Composite Group (CG), PWord and PStem), a body of recent work has argued in favor of a more parsimonious view of the repertory , making the strong claim that, at the subphrasal le…
The Politics of “Minority” Languages in Zimbabwe
This article discusses the trajectory of language legislation in colonial and postcolonial Zimbabwe in order to demonstrate the influence of language-related constitutional provisions on the use of indigenous “minority” languages in the civil courts. Naturalistic data were collected from native speakers of Kalanga, Tonga and Shangani using semi-structured interviews. The data were analysed using Critical Discourse Analysis and the Ecology of Lang…
Minimality in iKalanga
In chiShona, different dialects impose different minimality restrictions on well-formed prosodic words (PWords). While chiZezuru requires minimally disyllabic PWords, chiKaranga allows monosyllabic ones. IKalanga presents a paradoxical case in that it imposes different minimality restrictions on different word categories. Its imperative verbs and pronouns are required to be minimally disyllabic while nouns and adjectives can be monosyllabic and m…
Some Reflections on Politeness Strategies among Shona Speaking Couples of Zimbabwe
Gender equality has been a topical issue internationally with many organizations advocating equality between males and females as crucial for development but, ironically, cases of gender-based violence are on the rise in African societies. Based on the hypothesis that mis-communication is one of the major causes of gender-based violence, this paper explores politeness strategies used by Shona speaking couples. The conflict resolution strategies e…
Encounters with panaceas
Encounters with panaceas: reading flyers and posters on ‘traditional’ healing – a reply by Kadenge and Ndlovu." Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 33(4), pp. 540–541
Comparing nasal-obstruent clusters derived from /mu-/ reduction in Shangwe and Zezuru
This article seeks to: (i) contribute to typology by presenting data illustrating the realisation of nasals in nasal-obstruent clusters (NCs) of Shangwe and Zezuru, two less well-studied Shona dialects; (ii) compare the realisation of nasals in NCs of these two dialects; and (iii) provide a formal analysis of this phenomenon. The focus is on NCs derived from the deletion of /u/ following /m/ in connected speech. The deleted /u/ is always part of …
‘Declaration without implementation’
This article examines the progress made and the challenges faced in implementing the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) language policy (2003). Structured interviews were the main source of data. The interviewees constituted three administrators who were involved in formulating the language policy and three lecturers in the Department of African Languages who, by virtue of their profession, are responsible for the implementation process. Whil…
Hiatus resolution in Nambya
Vowel hiatus is prohibited in many languages. When the nominal morphology of Nambya causes vowel sequences to arise, hiatus may be resolved in one of the three ways: (i) one of the vowels may be deleted; (ii) one of the vowels may be changed into a glide; and (iii) one of the vowels may be parsed nonmoraically as a secondary articulation on the preceding consonant. This article examines these vowel hiatus resolution strategies, using Optimality T…
Encounters with panaceas
Informed largely by the Critical Discourse Analysis framework, this article analyses flyers and posters that advertise traditional/alternative healing distributed and posted respectively in and around Johannesburg's Central Business District. Paying close attention to text and context, the paper analyses the advertising of medicines and practices referred to as traditional/alternative. The advertising, which employs modern media and advertising t…
The politics of the English language in Zimbabwe
This article explores the politics of the English language in Zimbabwe, as reflected in the country's language policy, language practices and language scholarship. English is the country's sole official language. The majority of Zimbabweans who speak it learn it as an additional language. Those who are incompetent in it are disadvantaged because the language is the main medium of instruction throughout the education system, a measure of education…
The Zimbabwe crisis as captured in Shona metaphor
This article examines the metaphors that the Zimbabwean Shona speakers created to communicate various messages concerning the socio-economic and political crisis that has been occurring in their country since the year 2000. The data for this study came from two sources, namely, field notes from participant observations taken of naturally occurring interactions in the public and private spheres from August to December of 2008 and semi-structured i…
Zimbabwean English
The worldwide emergence of new Englishes and their subtypes known as African Englishes has been a subject of considerable theoretical and descriptive discussion. Although the variety of English that is spoken in Zimbabwe has distinct linguistic features and displays the key properties of new Englishes, it has not received significant attention from both theoretical and applied linguists. This study addresses this issue by presenting a sociophonol…
Re-placing PStem in the prosodic hierarchy
A persistent issue for the Prosodic Hierarchy is what repertory of prosodic constituents is needed to define the commonly recurring domains for phonological processes. Even though there is a long tradition of work arguing in favor of up to three subphrasal constituents (Composite Group (CG), PWord and PStem), a body of recent work has argued in favor of a more parsimonious view of the repertory , making the strong claim that, at the subphrasal le…
Zimbabwean English
The worldwide emergence of new Englishes and their subtypes known as African Englishes has been a subject of considerable theoretical and descriptive discussion. Although the variety of English that is spoken in Zimbabwe has distinct linguistic features and displays the key properties of new Englishes, it has not received significant attention from both theoretical and applied linguists. This study addresses this issue by presenting a sociophonol…
Encounters with panaceas
Informed largely by the Critical Discourse Analysis framework, this article analyses flyers and posters that advertise traditional/alternative healing distributed and posted respectively in and around Johannesburg's Central Business District. Paying close attention to text and context, the paper analyses the advertising of medicines and practices referred to as traditional/alternative. The advertising, which employs modern media and advertising t…
Zimbabwean English
The worldwide emergence of new Englishes and their subtypes known as African Englishes has been a subject of considerable theoretical and descriptive discussion. Although the variety of English that is spoken in Zimbabwe has distinct linguistic features and displays the key properties of new Englishes, it has not received significant attention from both theoretical and applied linguists. This study addresses this issue by presenting a sociophonol…
The politics of the English language in Zimbabwe
This article explores the politics of the English language in Zimbabwe, as reflected in the country's language policy, language practices and language scholarship. English is the country's sole official language. The majority of Zimbabweans who speak it learn it as an additional language. Those who are incompetent in it are disadvantaged because the language is the main medium of instruction throughout the education system, a measure of education…
The Zimbabwe crisis as captured in Shona metaphor
This article examines the metaphors that the Zimbabwean Shona speakers created to communicate various messages concerning the socio-economic and political crisis that has been occurring in their country since the year 2000. The data for this study came from two sources, namely, field notes from participant observations taken of naturally occurring interactions in the public and private spheres from August to December of 2008 and semi-structured i…
Encounters with panaceas
Informed largely by the Critical Discourse Analysis framework, this article analyses flyers and posters that advertise traditional/alternative healing distributed and posted respectively in and around Johannesburg's Central Business District. Paying close attention to text and context, the paper analyses the advertising of medicines and practices referred to as traditional/alternative. The advertising, which employs modern media and advertising t…
‘Declaration without implementation’
This article examines the progress made and the challenges faced in implementing the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) language policy (2003). Structured interviews were the main source of data. The interviewees constituted three administrators who were involved in formulating the language policy and three lecturers in the Department of African Languages who, by virtue of their profession, are responsible for the implementation process. Whil…
Hiatus resolution in Nambya
Vowel hiatus is prohibited in many languages. When the nominal morphology of Nambya causes vowel sequences to arise, hiatus may be resolved in one of the three ways: (i) one of the vowels may be deleted; (ii) one of the vowels may be changed into a glide; and (iii) one of the vowels may be parsed nonmoraically as a secondary articulation on the preceding consonant. This article examines these vowel hiatus resolution strategies, using Optimality T…
Comparing nasal-obstruent clusters derived from /mu-/ reduction in Shangwe and Zezuru
This article seeks to: (i) contribute to typology by presenting data illustrating the realisation of nasals in nasal-obstruent clusters (NCs) of Shangwe and Zezuru, two less well-studied Shona dialects; (ii) compare the realisation of nasals in NCs of these two dialects; and (iii) provide a formal analysis of this phenomenon. The focus is on NCs derived from the deletion of /u/ following /m/ in connected speech. The deleted /u/ is always part of …
Encounters with panaceas
Encounters with panaceas: reading flyers and posters on ‘traditional’ healing – a reply by Kadenge and Ndlovu." Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 33(4), pp. 540–541
Some Reflections on Politeness Strategies among Shona Speaking Couples of Zimbabwe
Gender equality has been a topical issue internationally with many organizations advocating equality between males and females as crucial for development but, ironically, cases of gender-based violence are on the rise in African societies. Based on the hypothesis that mis-communication is one of the major causes of gender-based violence, this paper explores politeness strategies used by Shona speaking couples. The conflict resolution strategies e…
Minimality in iKalanga
In chiShona, different dialects impose different minimality restrictions on well-formed prosodic words (PWords). While chiZezuru requires minimally disyllabic PWords, chiKaranga allows monosyllabic ones. IKalanga presents a paradoxical case in that it imposes different minimality restrictions on different word categories. Its imperative verbs and pronouns are required to be minimally disyllabic while nouns and adjectives can be monosyllabic and m…
The Politics of “Minority” Languages in Zimbabwe
This article discusses the trajectory of language legislation in colonial and postcolonial Zimbabwe in order to demonstrate the influence of language-related constitutional provisions on the use of indigenous “minority” languages in the civil courts. Naturalistic data were collected from native speakers of Kalanga, Tonga and Shangani using semi-structured interviews. The data were analysed using Critical Discourse Analysis and the Ecology of Lang…
Re-placing PStem in the prosodic hierarchy
A persistent issue for the Prosodic Hierarchy is what repertory of prosodic constituents is needed to define the commonly recurring domains for phonological processes. Even though there is a long tradition of work arguing in favor of up to three subphrasal constituents (Composite Group (CG), PWord and PStem), a body of recent work has argued in favor of a more parsimonious view of the repertory , making the strong claim that, at the subphrasal le…
Political science (8 obras) · Linguistics (7 obras) · Sociology (7 obras) · Law (5 obras) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (5 obras) · Multilingual Education and Policy (5 obras) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (4 obras) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (4 obras) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (4 obras) · Mathematics (3 obras)