Relational nouns in Tshivenda

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: 1.1 AIM OF THE RESEARCHRelational nouns are those nouns which have the characteristic ofbeing related in some other way. These nouns also show us thatthere is always equality and inequality in status amongst thepeople. It is in this research where I am going to show thisdifference amongst tshivenda nouns. At the end of this studytshivenda relational nouns, with the involvement of verticalrelations of dependency and horizontal relations with nodependency, will be explained. Focus on this issue will be paid todifferent kinship terms with dependency and no dependency.1.2. ORGANISATION OF THE STUDYChapter 2 is going to focus on the tshivenda relational nouns. Inthis chapter vertical relations of dependency and horizontalrelations with no dependency will be clearly explained. Kinshipterms and non-kinship terms are also going to be illustrated. In theillustration of non-kinship terms, different situations in which theyoccur are also given. Venda antonyms and synonyms as words thatoccur in horizontal relations with no dependency are distinguishedand classified. Chapter 3 will basically be doing with the kikinship terms.Anthropological views on kinship will also be looked at.Anthropologists Radcliffe – Brown and Fortes give their differentviews on the concept of kinship. This chapter goes further byshowing the linquistic views on kinship. Here Doodenough comeswith two relationships that lead to lineal descent. Lounsburry alsoshows the structural analysis of lexical set of covers and partitionsa semantic field.The chapter proceeds by defining marriage and also shows how theVhavenda boys choose their partners, pay lobola and marry. AVenda lineal descent has also been illustrated. Differentgenerations, from the fourth ascending generation to the thirddescending generation are explained.Chapter 4 will be showing the outcome of the research. This willbe based on chapters 2 and 3.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University