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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
Title: | Harare Shona Slang: A Linguistic Study |
Author: | Mawadza, Aquilina |
Year: | 2000 |
Periodical: | Zambezia |
Volume: | 27 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 93-101 |
Language: | English |
Geographic terms: | Zimbabwe Southern Africa |
Subjects: | slang Shona language Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) Urbanization and Migration language linguistics Harare (Zimbabwe) |
External link: | https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/AJA03790622_614 |
Abstract: | Slang refers to nonstandard terms or nonstandard usage of standard terms. It is informal language that generally follows the grammatical patterns of the language from which it stems. This article discusses the linguistic origins and forms of Shona slang and examines words and phrases that are used casually in Harare, Zimbabwe. It concludes that borrowing, phonological processes, semantic shift, metaphorical extensions, and metonymy play a crucial role in the formation of the slang lexicon in Shona. Ref., sum. |