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Shona Sentential Names: A Brief Overview
This book draws on the case of the Shona and other Bantu people of Africa to argue that names are not mere identity tags. Names are an important cultural symbol of the people who give and bear them. The book challenges linguists and other social scientists to pay particular attention to the significance of names in the study of language use in society. Equally, it demonstrates the importance of names as part of the distinctive repertoire of Shona cultural heritage. Each Shona sentential name is a statement about that reality of being Shona. Carried in each name are sentiments that reflect on prevalent social, economic and political relations. The book focuses in particular on social names, religious names and war names inspired by such events as Zimbabwe's war of liberation.
Shona-English Name Dictionary
Knowing one’s origin coupled with an appropriate name gives one a sense of great pride and belonging. In the United States in particular most people with African ancestry have started moving away from the traditional English names which is a clear sign that there is a yearning to associate with mother Africa. The beginning of this major shift came with the acceptance of Islam and the push for equality among the races. The names carefully chosen for this book have both reason and meaning which makes them more appropriate and precise; heredity can therefore easily be traced back a few generations through the names included in this book. The question what is in a name has been given broader and more appropriate meaning. The choice for those who are keen to give their offspring African names with meaning has been made wider and easier.
What's in a Name?
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Names Fashioned by Gender
Names are very powerful and significant, especially in the African context. Across societies, there is a universal, albeit taken-for-granted fact that all human beings have names. Names Fashioned by Gender is a collection of essays on onomastics—a linguistics field of study focusing on the origin, form, history and use of proper names. The study of naming potentially provides significant evidence about the role of gender in the assimilation and/or enculturation processes as personal names evoke insight into the construction of gender and personhood in African societies. The book takes intellectual course from the idea that how names are viewed and used is heavily context-dependent and gendered. It demonstrates that personal names are narratives derived from different contexts within various cultures and circumstances subsequently imposing different identities on name bearers. Through persuasive essays, this book elucidates that naming is an activity that needs to be conducted cautiously because names tend to determine the destiny and character of an individual. Print editions not for sale in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Shona
This Journal (Diary, Notebook) includes: Beautifully Designed Matte Cover with golden name on 110 motivational quotes from famous people (one quote at the bottom of each page) 8.5x 11 size 110 lined pages (55 sheets) Check out our "Girl Names" collection! Just search the following ISBN in the Book Section: Abigail 1981203680 Alexis 1981203699 Alice 1981203710 Amanda 1981203737 Amber 1981203745 Amy 1981203761 Andrea 198120377X Angela 1981203788 Ann 1981203796 Anna 1981203818 Ashley 1981204105 Barbara 1981204113 Betty 198120413X Beverly 1981204148 Brenda 1981204164 Brittany 1981204202 Carol 1981204210 Carolyn 1981204229 Catherine 1981204237 Cheryl 1981204245 Christina 1981205829 Christine 1981...
Shona Anthroponomastics
Given names, amongst the Shona people, are an occurrence of language use for specific purposes. This multidisciplinary ethnographic 1890-2006 study explores how insights from pragmatics, semiotics, semantics, among others, can be used to glean the intended and implied meaning(s) of various 1st names. Data was gathered from 6 sources predominantly from 7 out of 10 Shona speaking provinces of Zimbabwe. This book recognizes current dominant given name categories, established 11 broad factors behind their use, identified 24 broad based theme-oriented categories, envisaged naming trends and name categories, popular Shona male and female 1st names, interesting and reserved personal name varieties, the nature of Shona names and their favoured address forms noted. The study uses an anthroponym-pragma-semio-semantic decompositional theory, approximation model, contextualized implicature, maxims of brevity and tactfulness as the best approaches for explaining the varied meanings Shona anthroponyms embody. Among others, beneficiary disciplines are semantics, semiotics, pragmatics, anthropology, linguistics, sociology, history, geography, religion, education, philology, morphology and syntax.
My Home in Shona
A Modern Shona language exercise book to learn more Shona vocabulary. My Home in Shona is a bilingual translation exercise book for introducing your favourite children to the things in a home. Translate in Shona and English.A good home is comfortable and welcoming. Learn the Shona names of things you may find a home. Each thing is a separate translation activity! First from Shona to English, and then from English to Shona. Test how many Shona words you know. Translate from English to Shona to make sure you really understand.Written in Modern Shona by kasahorow.Keywords: Shona vocabulary, learn Shona, first Shona, Shona, Shona language, Modern Shona
