The accessibility of printed news to first language speakers of Xhosa

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2006

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University of the Western Cape

Abstract

This mini-thesis profiles some aspects realted to the accessibility of printed news to first language speakers of Xhosa. The major aim of this thesis is to investigate whether speakers of Xhosa do have access to printed news in English, which is not in their first language. Therefore, this thesis investigates whether African langusge speakers of school leaving age understand hwat they read in English newspapers.

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Magister Artium - MA

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Linguistic culture, Multilingualism

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