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The Uncommon Becomes Common: A Critical Gaze at Some Research Trends in the South African Indigenous Languages

This book is an attempt to investigate some of the pertinent research trends in the indigenous languages of South Africa. It covers aspects ranging from literature, language education, translation, folklore, linguistics, artificial intelligence and multilingualism, music, and creative media.
The editors believe that the book lays a firm foundation and inspiration for the publication of more books that will include more of the official languages of South Africa. It would be a delight to see languages such as Sesotho, Setswana, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, isiXhosa, Siswati, and even Afrikaans coming to the party.

Authors:
Sizwe Zwelakhe Dlamini (ed)
University of Johannesburg
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4279-4270
Onelisa Nomfundo Mbathu (ed)
University of Zululand
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3678-150X
Igneciah Pocia Thete (ed)
University of South Africa
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0262-8059

Product details

Chapters

Published
October 7, 2025

Details about the available publication format: PDF

PDF
ISBN-13 (15)
9780639889832
Date of first publication (11)
2025-09-01

Details about the available publication format: EPUB

EPUB
ISBN-13 (15)
9780639889849
Date of first publication (11)
2025-09-01

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XML
ISBN-13 (15)
9780639889856
Date of first publication (11)
2025-09-01

Details about the available publication format: Paperback

Paperback
ISBN-13 (15)
9780639889825
Date of first publication (11)
2025-09-01
Physical Dimensions
152.4mm x 228.6mm x 16.61mm

How to Cite

The Uncommon Becomes Common: A Critical Gaze at Some Research Trends in the South African Indigenous Languages. (2025). UJ Press. https://doi.org/10.64449/9780639889832