Stanley Madonsela
Biographic Data
| ID | 5157398 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stanley Madonsela |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stanley |
| FAMILY NAME | Madonsela |
| SIGNATURE | MADONSELA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6708-753X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Prejudices encountered by speakers of indigenous languages during the recording of suspect/witness statements at police stations in Zimbabwe
This article investigates the effectiveness of Zimbabwe’s language of record policy in the justice system. It also evaluates Zimbabwe police’s ability to effectively implement the language of record policy and its impact on access to justice for specific sections of the population. To collect data, the study utilised document analysis, non-participant observation of police-suspect questioning and the recording testimonies and semi-structured inte…
The Culture of Name-Calling and Shaming by Zimbabwe’s Main Political Parties: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Over the past two decades, the Zanu PF party and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), led by the late Richard Morgan Tsvangirai, have been characterized by acrimonious relations, leading to rising political tensions and polarization in Zimbabwe. This animosity has been characterised by accusations and counter-accusations of insurgency, banditry, terror and violence by the two protagonists, Zanu-PF on the one hand, and the MDC (and its variou…
Exploring polysemy and its role in lexical sense relations in African languages: Insights from African Wordnet
Polysemy has been considered in terms of sense relations where each sense of a polysemous expression is represented individually in the lexicon. Siswati and other African languages accounted for in African Wordnet do not differ in the characterisation of this phenomenon. Polysemy is relevant in linguistic debates because of its inherent lexical meaning representation and compositional semantics. Because polysemy proliferates in natural languages,…
Foreignisation and Translator Visibility: Subversion of English in Translated Swati Short Stories
English hegemony remains palpable in Eswatini’s linguistic sphere. Regrettably, English dominance and the concomitant trivialisation of Swati (siSwati) may intimate that English norms subjugate Swati in translation. Although Venuti predicates that English norms domesticate a translation when a so-called minor language is translated into English, the translation of the Swati short stories “Usindzisiwe” and “Umtjingo” into English as “He is Saved” …
Assessment of vocabulary in First Additional Languages: A focus on Siswati Grade 12 examination papers
Language assessment has, in recent decades, grown in scope and sophistication with various interdisciplinary approaches adopted to address assessment challenges in different languages. The vocabulary quality hypothesis indicates that comprehension depends on high-quality vocabulary representations, and anecdotal evidence suggests that vocabulary knowledge should play a significant role in a second language, as part of language assessment. This ar…
Measuring semantic relatedness between words using related synsets in African Wordnet
Words should not be treated as if all they do is fulfil roles; they can also have relationships. In our everyday talk, we normally give the meanings of words in terms of their relationships. The approach for measuring semantic relatedness between words is determined by means of a set of words that are closely related to them, and these are normally referred to as the set of determiner words. This article examines the measures of semantic relatedn…
Sociological Perspectives on Social Cohesion as the Principal Requirement for Social Stability
Social cohesion is the cornerstone of social relationships, which depend critically on the social systems that determine people’s behaviour. Members of society are defined by their cultural values and beliefs, in terms of which interactions may meet with social approbation or disapprobation. In any society, interactions that draw endorsement from other people are more likely to be welcomed and encouraged, as opposed to interactions that elicit di…
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Sociological Perspectives on Social Cohesion as the Principal Requirement for Social Stability
Social cohesion is the cornerstone of social relationships, which depend critically on the social systems that determine people’s behaviour. Members of society are defined by their cultural values and beliefs, in terms of which interactions may meet with social approbation or disapprobation. In any society, interactions that draw endorsement from other people are more likely to be welcomed and encouraged, as opposed to interactions that elicit di…
Measuring semantic relatedness between words using related synsets in African Wordnet
Words should not be treated as if all they do is fulfil roles; they can also have relationships. In our everyday talk, we normally give the meanings of words in terms of their relationships. The approach for measuring semantic relatedness between words is determined by means of a set of words that are closely related to them, and these are normally referred to as the set of determiner words. This article examines the measures of semantic relatedn…
Assessment of vocabulary in First Additional Languages: A focus on Siswati Grade 12 examination papers
Language assessment has, in recent decades, grown in scope and sophistication with various interdisciplinary approaches adopted to address assessment challenges in different languages. The vocabulary quality hypothesis indicates that comprehension depends on high-quality vocabulary representations, and anecdotal evidence suggests that vocabulary knowledge should play a significant role in a second language, as part of language assessment. This ar…
Exploring polysemy and its role in lexical sense relations in African languages: Insights from African Wordnet
Polysemy has been considered in terms of sense relations where each sense of a polysemous expression is represented individually in the lexicon. Siswati and other African languages accounted for in African Wordnet do not differ in the characterisation of this phenomenon. Polysemy is relevant in linguistic debates because of its inherent lexical meaning representation and compositional semantics. Because polysemy proliferates in natural languages,…
Foreignisation and Translator Visibility: Subversion of English in Translated Swati Short Stories
English hegemony remains palpable in Eswatini’s linguistic sphere. Regrettably, English dominance and the concomitant trivialisation of Swati (siSwati) may intimate that English norms subjugate Swati in translation. Although Venuti predicates that English norms domesticate a translation when a so-called minor language is translated into English, the translation of the Swati short stories “Usindzisiwe” and “Umtjingo” into English as “He is Saved” …
Prejudices encountered by speakers of indigenous languages during the recording of suspect/witness statements at police stations in Zimbabwe
This article investigates the effectiveness of Zimbabwe’s language of record policy in the justice system. It also evaluates Zimbabwe police’s ability to effectively implement the language of record policy and its impact on access to justice for specific sections of the population. To collect data, the study utilised document analysis, non-participant observation of police-suspect questioning and the recording testimonies and semi-structured inte…
The Culture of Name-Calling and Shaming by Zimbabwe’s Main Political Parties: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Over the past two decades, the Zanu PF party and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), led by the late Richard Morgan Tsvangirai, have been characterized by acrimonious relations, leading to rising political tensions and polarization in Zimbabwe. This animosity has been characterised by accusations and counter-accusations of insurgency, banditry, terror and violence by the two protagonists, Zanu-PF on the one hand, and the MDC (and its variou…
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