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Ukuvamisa Imithetho Yokubhala Nobhalomagama LwesiZulu Lonyaka Wezi-2021

Ukuvamisa Imithetho Yokubhala Nobhalomagama LwesiZulu Lonyaka Wezi-2021

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Publication Date: July 15th, 2021
Publisher:
University Of KwaZulu-Natal Press
ISBN:
9781869144548
Pages:
272

Description

2021 IsiZulu Standardisation, Spelling Rules and Orthography is a revised and improved version of the 2008 edition. The book includes the history and beginning of the development of isiZulu spelling rules and orthography and highlights the role of isiZulu academics and missionaries in the development of isiZulu writing. There are detailed chapters on spelling rules and orthography, , place names, editing and proofreading. writing symbols, phonetics, capitalisation This edition further explains the technique for the creation of new terms, rules for translation, interpreting and writing of dictionaries. There is also a chapter that deals with the problems of language usage in the media, especially isiZulu words that are easily confused with other words and unnecessary usage of borrowed words instead of existing terms. Other chapters deal with the development of spelling rules and orthography in the isiZulu Bible; Zulu people’s perception of time, days, months, and the involvement of technology in the development of the isiZulu language. This up-to-date book will be invaluable to various and professions where isiZulu is used.

About the Author

Abednego Mandlenkosi Maphumulo is an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Maphumulo formerly taught IsiZulu at the University of Zululand and the University of Pretoria before joining the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He is a member of the IsiZulu National Language Body (IsiZulu NLB) and has published numerous literary works.