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The usage of Arabic in the Durban metropolitan municipality area : finding possible ways and means of enhancing its usage and status.

dc.contributor.advisorJadwat, Ayoob Yacoob.
dc.contributor.authorBunting, Zaheera Elizabeth.
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-14T09:11:55Z
dc.date.available2011-01-14T09:11:55Z
dc.date.created2007
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionThesis (M.A.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2007.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation is an investigation of the status and the extent to which the Arabic language is put to use in the Durban Metropolitan Area in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. A quantitative socio-linguistic overview of the Arabic language at the grassroots level is the main aim of this study. The study examines the Arabic language by placing it against a wide frame of reference and compels the researcher to place it in a broader comparative perspective with other dominant languages in Durban. As we have reached a decade of explicit vocabulary development in linguistics, it seems appropriate to reflect on the power of language to express modern discourse in demonstrating the parameters in which the Arabic language is maintained in Durban. When South Africa became a fully independent democratic state in 1994, all languages were liberated. The challenge for Arabic language practice and policy makes for a wider frame of reference for the promotion of the Arabic language in emancipation. The phenomenon that is relevant to the study is researched for the particular situation under investigation. Within this framework the data collection techniques, namely, interviewing, observation and questionnaires were used to gather information. While the secondary data was taken from research done by Arabic scholars and Arabic language promoters, the primary data was gathered from residents of Durban. The primary data was then analyzed and the extent to which the Arabic language is put to use is presented.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/2075
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectArabic language--KwaZulu-Natal--Durban.en_US
dc.subjectMuslims--KwaZulu-Natal--Durban--Intellectual life.en_US
dc.subjectTheses--Linguistics.en_US
dc.titleThe usage of Arabic in the Durban metropolitan municipality area : finding possible ways and means of enhancing its usage and status.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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